Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Iowa State University

Every aerospace & aeronautical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the aerospace engineering 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 Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Iowa State Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering

Iowa State Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Rankings

The aerospace engineering major at Iowa State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering. 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in aerospace engineering, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Aerospace Engineering Student Demographics at Iowa State

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

Iowa State Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 92% of aerospace engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 8% went to women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering 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 aerospace engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	101
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Iowa State Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of aerospace engineering master's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

Of the students who received a aerospace engineering master's degree from Iowa State, 58% were white. This is typical 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 aerospace engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

Careers That Aerospace Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in aerospace engineering 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,120	$119,230
Engineering Professors	570	$116,060

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.