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Health Professions at Iowa State University

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Health Professions at Iowa State University

Every health professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health professions 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, 86 health professions 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 Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

Iowa State Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
  • Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Iowa State Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at Iowa State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at Iowa State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Professions. 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
Best Value Health Professions Schools 1,638

In 2021, 66 students received their master’s degree in health professions from Iowa State. This makes it the #479 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Iowa State

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

Iowa State Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

84% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 86 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in health professions from Iowa State in 2021, 16% were men and 84% were women.

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About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions 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 health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 65
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Iowa State Health Professions Master’s Program

100% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Iowa State, 76% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Iowa State University with a master's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 50
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

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

Concentrations Within Health Professions

If you plan to be a health professions 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
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 214
Allied Health Professions 13
Medical Illustration & Informatics 8
Nursing 7
Health Sciences & Services 1

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions 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
Registered Nurses 33,770 $59,130
Nursing Assistants 20,890 $29,120
Personal Care Aides 18,520 $25,050
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 11,970 $56,970
Software Applications Developers 6,990 $88,570

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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