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. In 2021, 42 materials engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from Iowa State.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks materials engineering programs across the country. The following shows how Iowa State performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	20
	24

How Much Do Materials Engineering Graduates from Iowa State Make?

The median salary of materials engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at Iowa State is $66,475. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $66,522 for all materials engineering students.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 42 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in materials engineering from Iowa State. About 74% were men and 26% were women.

About 86% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	36
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Iowa State also has a doctoral program available in materials engineering. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Systems Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Construction Engineering
• Engineering Mechanics
• Agricultural Engineering

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jamo2008 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.