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Engineering at Iowa State University

What traits are you looking for in a engineering school? To help you decide if Iowa State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's engineering program.

Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and approximately 31,822 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 212 students received their master's degree in engineering.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Iowa State Engineering Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Engineering
  • Doctorate Degree in Engineering

Iowa State Engineering Rankings

There were 106 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #29 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at Iowa State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at Iowa State University.

Iowa State Engineering Master’s Program

21% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 212 students who graduated with a master’s in engineering from Iowa State in 2021, 79% were men and 21% were women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Iowa State University with a master's in engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 83
International Students 105
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Concentrations Within Engineering

Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Iowa State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Engineering Mechanics 79
Civil Engineering 53
Biomedical Engineering 50
Computer Engineering 45
Industrial Engineering 32
Agricultural Engineering 25
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 21
Chemical Engineering 15
Systems Engineering 8

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IA, the home state for Iowa State University.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Software Applications Developers 6,990 $88,570
Industrial Production Managers 3,490 $98,040
Mechanical Engineers 2,970 $80,530
Systems Software Developers 2,650 $91,920
Industrial Engineers 2,610 $82,770

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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