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Sustainability Studies at Iowa State University

Sustainability Studies at Iowa State University

If you plan to study sustainability studies, take a look at what Iowa State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and has a total student population of 31,822.

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

Iowa State Sustainability Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Sustainability
  • Master’s Degree in Sustainability

Iowa State Sustainability Studies Rankings

Sustainability Student Demographics at Iowa State

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

Iowa State Sustainability Studies Master’s Program

45% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 55% of sustainability master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in sustainability each year. Iowa State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

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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 sustainability.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Sustainability Grads May Go Into

A degree in sustainability 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
Professors 2,250 $71,300

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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