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General Mathematics at Iowa State University

General Mathematics at Iowa State University

Every general mathematics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the mathematical sciences 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.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Mathematics section at the bottom of this page.

Iowa State General Mathematics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematical Sciences
  • Master’s Degree in Mathematical Sciences

Iowa State General Mathematics Rankings

The mathematical sciences major at Iowa State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 mathematical sciences, making the school the #37 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Mathematical Sciences Student Demographics at Iowa State

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

Iowa State General Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

42% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 58% of mathematical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. The typical mathematical sciences 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.

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

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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 General Mathematics Master’s Program

25% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 75% of mathematical sciences master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

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Of the students who received a mathematical sciences 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 mathematical sciences.

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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

Careers That Mathematical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in mathematical sciences 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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