Bioinformatics at Iowa State University

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every bioinformatics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the bioinformatics program at Iowa State University stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Bioinformatics section at the bottom of this page.

Iowa State Bioinformatics Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Bioinformatics

Iowa State Bioinformatics Rankings

The bioinformatics major at Iowa State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Bioinformatics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in bioinformatics, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bioinformatics Student Demographics at Iowa State

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

Iowa State Bioinformatics Bachelor’s Program

38% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of bioinformatics bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in bioinformatics at Iowa State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Bioinformatics Grads May Go Into

A degree in bioinformatics 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
Computer Workers	2,350	$78,810

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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