General Materials Engineering at Iowa State University
If you plan to study general materials engineering, take a look at what Iowa State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.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 General Materials Engineering section at the bottom of this page.
Iowa State General Materials Engineering Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Materials Processing and Manufacturing
Iowa State General Materials Engineering Rankings
The materials processing and manufacturing major at Iowa State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 Processing and Manufacturing Student Demographics at Iowa State
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the materials processing and manufacturing majors at Iowa State University.
Iowa State General Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Program
About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in materials processing and manufacturing 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 processing and manufacturing.
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 |
Careers That Materials Processing and Manufacturing Grads May Go Into
A degree in materials processing and manufacturing 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.