Mathematics at Iowa State University

If you are interested in studying mathematics, you may want to check out the program at Iowa State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 Mathematics section at the bottom of this page.

Iowa State Mathematics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Math
• Master’s Degree in Math

Iowa State Mathematics Rankings

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

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in math, making the school the #38 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Math Student Demographics at Iowa State

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

Iowa State Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of math bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% women. So female students are more repesented at Iowa State since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in math 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 math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	40
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Iowa State Mathematics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of math master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

Of the students who received a math master's degree from Iowa State, 75% 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 math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Mathematics

The following math concentations are available at Iowa State University. 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 Mathematics	74

Related Majors

• Applied Mathematics
• Statistics

Careers That Math Grads May Go Into

A degree in math 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
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
Mathematical Science Professors	640	$97,450
Natural Sciences Managers	380	$127,440
Statisticians	310	$74,430

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

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