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Mechanical Engineering at Iowa State University

Mechanical Engineering at Iowa State University

If you plan to study mechanical 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 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 Mechanical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Iowa State Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in ME

Iowa State Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The me major at Iowa State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mechanical 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.

ME Student Demographics at Iowa State

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

Iowa State Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

12% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 88% of me bachelor's degrees went to men and 12% went to women.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in me 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 me.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 16
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 273
International Students 19
Other Races/Ethnicities 29

Concentrations Within Mechanical Engineering

If you plan to be a me major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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 Mechanical Engineering 451

Careers That ME Grads May Go Into

A degree in me 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
Mechanical Engineers 2,970 $80,530
Cost Estimators 2,160 $62,410
Architectural and Engineering Managers 2,120 $119,230
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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