General Genetics at Iowa State University

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

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 General Genetics section at the bottom of this page.

Iowa State General Genetics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Genetics
• Master’s Degree in General Genetics

Iowa State General Genetics Rankings

The general genetics major at Iowa State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Genetics. 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 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in general genetics, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Genetics Student Demographics at Iowa State

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

Iowa State General Genetics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of general genetics bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical general genetics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Iowa State since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general genetics 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 general genetics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	21
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Iowa State General Genetics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of general genetics master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in general genetics each year. Iowa State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 64% more men than average.

Of the students who received a general genetics master's degree from Iowa State, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Related Majors

Careers That General Genetics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general genetics 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
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

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