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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students received a bachelor's degree in sustainability science from Iowa State.

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

Iowa State Sustainability Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks sustainability 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Sustainability Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
	18
	43

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in sustainability science from Iowa State. This is the #71 most popular school for sustainability science master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in sustainability science from Iowa State. About 41% were men and 59% were women. The typical sustainability science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at Iowa State since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 68% 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	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	15
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

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.