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Materials Engineering at Iowa State University

Materials Engineering at Iowa State University

Every materials engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the materials engineering program at Iowa State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and approximately 31,822 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Materials Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Iowa State Materials Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Materials Engineering

Iowa State Materials Engineering Rankings

The materials engineering major at Iowa State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Materials 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.

Materials Engineering Student Demographics at Iowa State

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

Iowa State Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Program

24% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 76% of materials engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 24% went to women.

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About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in materials engineering 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 materials engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 29
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Materials Engineering

The following materials engineering concentations are available at Iowa State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Iowa State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Materials Engineering 42

Careers That Materials Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in materials engineering 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
Cost Estimators 2,160 $62,410
Architectural and Engineering Managers 2,120 $119,230
Engineering Professors 570 $116,060
Materials Engineers 130 $94,930

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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