Psychology at Iowa State University

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

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 Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

Iowa State Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology

Iowa State Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Iowa State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychology. 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 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #121 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Iowa State

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

Iowa State Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Iowa State since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	188
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Iowa State Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Iowa State, 67% 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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 Psychology	213

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers	2,880	$101,360
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	740	$85,260
Psychology Professors	430	$92,430

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

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