Computer Engineering at Iowa State University

If you are interested in studying computer 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 Computer Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Iowa State Computer Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CE
• Master’s Degree in CE

Iowa State Computer Engineering Rankings

The ce major at Iowa State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer 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 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in ce, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CE Student Demographics at Iowa State

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

Iowa State Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of ce bachelor's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ce 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 ce.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	25
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	168
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

Iowa State Computer Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of ce master's degrees went to men and 20% 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 ce.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Computer Engineering

If you plan to be a ce major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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 Computer Engineering	187
Software Engineering	186

Related Majors

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

Careers That CE Grads May Go Into

A degree in ce 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
Software Applications Developers	6,990	$88,570
Systems Software Developers	2,650	$91,920
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,120	$119,230
Computer Network Architects	1,240	$119,590
Engineering Professors	570	$116,060

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

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