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Bioinformatics at Iowa State University

If you are interested in studying Bioinformatics, you may want to check out the program at Iowa State University. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Iowa State University is in Ames, IA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 11 bioinformatics degrees were granted at Iowa State University.

Studying Online at Iowa State University

Many students take online classes at Iowa State University. Of 30,380 students, 972 (3%) studied exclusively online and 17,472 (58%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of Bioinformatics graduates at Iowa State University, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Bioinformatics graduates at Iowa State University are 64% women (7) and 36% men (4).

Bioinformatics Bachelor’s Program at Iowa State University

Of the 5 bachelor’s bioinformatics graduates at Iowa State University, 60% were women (3) and 40% were men (2).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Bioinformatics bachelor’s degree recipients at Iowa State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	3
International (Nonresident)	2

Bioinformatics Doctoral Program at Iowa State University

Among the 6 doctoral bioinformatics degrees awarded at Iowa State University, 67% were women (4) and 33% were men (2).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Bioinformatics doctoral degree recipients at Iowa State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	1
Asian	1
International (Nonresident)	2
Unknown	2

Minority students account for 17% of Bioinformatics doctoral degree recipients at Iowa State University, below the national average of 24%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Top-Paying Careers for Bioinformatics Graduates

Graduates of the Bioinformatics program at Iowa State University work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Bioinformatics majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Computer Occupations, All Other	$159,837
Document Management Specialists	$147,490
Business Intelligence Analysts	$143,840
Information Security Engineers	$142,543
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	$140,795
Information Technology Project Managers	$124,655
Blockchain Engineers	$123,667
Digital Forensics Analysts	$119,226
Data Scientists	$106,295
Biological Technicians	$100,160

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.