Civil Engineering at Iowa State University

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

Iowa State Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

Iowa State Civil Engineering Rankings

The civil eng major at Iowa State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Civil 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 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at Iowa State

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

Iowa State Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 76% of civil eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 24% went to women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in civil 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 civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	94
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Iowa State Civil Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 72% of civil eng 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 civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Civil Engineering

The following civil eng concentations are available at Iowa State University. 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
General Civil Engineering	179

Related Majors

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

Careers That Civil Eng Grads May Go Into

A degree in civil 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
Civil Engineers	1,860	$83,940
Engineering Professors	570	$116,060
Environmental Engineers	380	$79,210

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.