Biotechnology at Iowa State University
If you plan to study biotechnology, 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 approximately 31,822 students attend the school each year.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biotechnology section at the bottom of this page.
Iowa State Biotechnology Degrees Available
Iowa State Biotechnology Rankings
Concentrations Within Biotechnology
The following biotech concentations are available at Iowa State University. 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 |
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Related Majors
- Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
- Pharmacology & Toxicology
- Zoology
- Botany/Plant Biology
- Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
Careers That Biotech Grads May Go Into
A degree in biotech 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 |
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Biological Science Professors | 730 | $101,810 |
Natural Sciences Managers | 380 | $127,440 |
Biological Scientists | 260 | $62,320 |
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
- Image Credit: By Jamo2008 under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.