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Chemical Engineering at Iowa State University

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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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 121 students received a bachelor's degree in chem eng from Iowa State.

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
  • Doctorate Degree in Chem Eng

Iowa State Chemical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chem eng progam at Iowa State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 14
Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 42
Most Focused Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 108

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in chem eng from Iowa State. This makes it the #92 most popular school for chem eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of Iowa State Chem Eng Graduates

The median salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at Iowa State is $70,534. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 7% higher than the national average of $66,101 for all chem eng bachelor's degree recipients.

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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

32% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 121 students earned a bachelor's degree in chem eng from Iowa State. About 32% of these graduates were women and the other 68% were men.

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About 69% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 83
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 11

Iowa State Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

25% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students earned a master's degree in chem eng from Iowa State. About 25% of these graduates were women and the other 75% were men.

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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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 0
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Iowa State also has a doctoral program available in chem eng. In 2021, 11 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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