Sustainability Science at Iowa State University

What traits are you looking for in a sustainability science school? To help you decide if Iowa State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's sustainability science program.

Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and has a total student population of 31,822.

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

Iowa State Sustainability Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sustainability Science
• Master’s Degree in Sustainability Science

Iowa State Sustainability Science Rankings

The sustainability science major at Iowa State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Sustainability 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.

Sustainability Science Student Demographics at Iowa State

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

Iowa State Sustainability Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of sustainability science bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. The typical sustainability science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Iowa State since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sustainability science 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 sustainability science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Iowa State Sustainability Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of sustainability science master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in sustainability science each year. Iowa State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Sustainability Science

The following sustainability science concentations are available at Iowa State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Iowa State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sustainability Studies	22

Related Majors

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

Careers That Sustainability Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in sustainability 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
Professors	2,250	$71,300

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.