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Environmental Science at Iowa State University

Environmental Science at Iowa State University

If you are interested in studying environmental science, 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 Environmental Science section at the bottom of this page.

Iowa State Environmental Science Degrees Available

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

Iowa State Environmental Science Rankings

The bioenvironmental sciences major at Iowa State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Environmental 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.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in bioenvironmental sciences, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bioenvironmental Sciences Student Demographics at Iowa State

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

Iowa State Environmental Science Bachelor’s Program

53% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 47% of bioenvironmental sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical bioenvironmental sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at Iowa State since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

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About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in bioenvironmental 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 bioenvironmental sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 62
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Iowa State Environmental Science Master’s Program

67% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of bioenvironmental sciences master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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Of the students who received a bioenvironmental sciences master's degree from Iowa State, 100% 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 bioenvironmental sciences.

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

Careers That Bioenvironmental Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in bioenvironmental 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
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 550 $74,140
Environmental Science Professors 90 $93,380

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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