Computational Science at Iowa State University

If you plan to study computational science, 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. Of the 6,998 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Iowa State University in 2021, 10 of them were computational science majors.

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

Iowa State Computational Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computational Science

Iowa State Computational Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computational science programs across the country. The following shows how Iowa State performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computational science major at Iowa State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computational Science. 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
Most Focused Computational Science Graduate Certificate Schools	13

Computational Science Student Demographics at Iowa State

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

Iowa State Computational Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 computational science students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Iowa State, about 90% were men and 10% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

• Gerontology
• Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Sustainability Science
• Nutrition Science
• Human Computer Interaction

Careers That Computational Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computational science 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
Computer Workers	2,350	$78,810
Professors	2,250	$71,300
Natural Sciences Managers	380	$127,440

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.