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General Civil Engineering at Iowa State University

What traits are you looking for in a school for General Civil Engineering, consider the program at Iowa State University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Iowa State University sits in Ames, IA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 148 general civil engineering degrees were awarded at Iowa State University.

Online Class Availability at Iowa State University

Distance learning is available at Iowa State University. Of 30,380 students, 972 (3%) studied exclusively online and 17,472 (58%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of General Civil Engineering graduates at Iowa State University, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, General Civil Engineering graduates at Iowa State University are 32% women (47) and 68% men (101).

General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program at Iowa State University

Of the 96 bachelor’s general civil engineering degrees awarded at Iowa State University, 23% were women (22) and 77% were men (74).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Civil Engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at Iowa State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	69
Hispanic / Latino	4
Black / African American	1
Asian	2
Two or More Races	4
International (Nonresident)	7
Unknown	9

Minority students account for 11% of General Civil Engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at Iowa State University, below the national average of 38%.*

General Civil Engineering Master’s Program at Iowa State University

Among the 26 master’s general civil engineering degrees awarded at Iowa State University, 38% were women (10) and 62% were men (16).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Civil Engineering master’s degree recipients at Iowa State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	8
Asian	1
International (Nonresident)	16
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 4% of General Civil Engineering master’s degree recipients at Iowa State University, below the national average of 19%.*

General Civil Engineering Doctoral Program at Iowa State University

Of the 21 doctoral general civil engineering degrees awarded at Iowa State University, 57% were women (12) and 43% were men (9).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Civil Engineering doctoral degree recipients at Iowa State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	3
Hispanic / Latino	1
Asian	2
International (Nonresident)	14
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 14% of General Civil Engineering doctoral degree recipients at Iowa State University, higher than the national average of 10%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Top-Paying Careers for General Civil Engineering Graduates

Graduates of the General Civil Engineering program at Iowa State University work across a variety of fields. Here are the top-paying careers for General Civil Engineering graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Transportation Engineers	$120,210
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$101,277
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	$89,263
Water/Wastewater Engineers	$86,573
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,889
Civil Engineers	$72,457

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.