Chemical Engineering at Iowa State University

If you are interested in studying chemical engineering, 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 has a total student population of 31,822.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Chemical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Iowa State Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chem Eng
• Master’s Degree in Chem Eng

Iowa State Chemical Engineering Rankings

The chem eng major at Iowa State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Chemical 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 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #35 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at Iowa State

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

Iowa State Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of chem eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 37% went to women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chem eng 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 chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	73
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Iowa State Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of chem eng master's degrees went to men and 50% 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 chem eng.

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

Concentrations Within Chemical Engineering

Chemical Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Iowa State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemical Engineering	136

Related Majors

• Systems Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Construction Engineering
• Engineering Mechanics

Careers That Chem Eng Grads May Go Into

A degree in chem eng 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
Engineers	1,960	$78,230
Engineering Professors	570	$116,060
Chemical Engineers	250	$107,490

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.