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General Materials Engineering at Iowa State University

If you plan to study General Materials Engineering, consider the program at Iowa State University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Iowa State University is located in Ames, IA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 30 general materials engineering graduations were recorded at Iowa State University.

Online Class Availability at Iowa State University

Distance learning is available at Iowa State University. Among 30,380 students, 972 (3%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 17,472 (58%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of General Materials Engineering graduates at Iowa State University, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, General Materials Engineering graduates at Iowa State University are 37% women (11) and 63% men (19).

General Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Program at Iowa State University

Of the 30 bachelor’s general materials engineering graduates at Iowa State University, 37% were women (11) and 63% were men (19).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	22
Two or More Races	2
Unknown	6

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 7% of General Materials Engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at Iowa State University, below the national average of 33%.*

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

Highest-Paying Careers for General Materials Engineering Graduates

Students who finish General Materials Engineering program at Iowa State University work across a variety of fields. Here are the top-paying careers for General Materials Engineering majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$101,277
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	$89,263
Cost Estimators	$80,966
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,889
Materials Engineers	$52,129

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.