Physics at Iowa State University

If you are interested in studying physics, 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 Physics section at the bottom of this page.

Iowa State Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics
• Master’s Degree in Physics

Iowa State Physics Rankings

The physics major at Iowa State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physics. 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 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #85 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at Iowa State

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

Iowa State Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 81% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 19% went to women.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics 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 physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Iowa State Physics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of physics master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Physics

The following physics concentations are available at Iowa State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Iowa State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics	25
Condensed Matter & Materials Physics	4
Elementary Particle Physics	3
Nuclear Physics	2

Related Majors

• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology
• Geological & Earth Sciences
• Chemistry

Careers That Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in physics 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
Natural Sciences Managers	380	$127,440
Physics Postsecondary Professors	160	$111,510
Physicists	30	$123,140

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.