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. Of the 6,998 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Iowa State University in 2021, 126 of them were civil engineering majors.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Civil Eng

Iowa State Civil Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the civil 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	122

In 2021, 34 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from Iowa State. This makes it the #40 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of Iowa State Civil Eng Graduates

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at Iowa State is $61,277. This is less than $61,387, which is the national average of all civil eng majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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

Of the 126 civil eng students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Iowa State, about 71% were men and 29% were women.

About 79% 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	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	100
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Iowa State Civil Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 34 students who earned a master's degree in Civil Engineering from Iowa State in 2020-2021, 74% were men and 26% were 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	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Iowa State also has a doctoral program available in civil eng. In 2021, 18 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.