Computer Science at Iowa State University

If you are interested in studying computer science, you may want to check out the program at Iowa State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 Computer Science section at the bottom of this page.

Iowa State Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci
• Master’s Degree in CompSci

Iowa State Computer Science Rankings

The compsci major at Iowa State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. 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 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #30 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CompSci Student Demographics at Iowa State

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

Iowa State Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 88% of compsci bachelor's degrees went to men and 12% went to women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in compsci 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 compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	61
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Iowa State Computer Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 72% of compsci master's degrees went to men and 28% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Computer Science

Computer Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Computer Science	142

Related Majors

• Computer Software & Applications
• Information Technology
• Computer Information Systems

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci 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 and Information Systems Managers	3,920	$126,560
Systems Software Developers	2,650	$91,920
Computer Network Support Specialists	2,420	$55,690
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
• Image Credit: By Jamo2008 under License

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