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. In 2021, 191 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Iowa State.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Psychology

Iowa State Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Iowa State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	120
Most Focused Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	231

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Iowa State. This makes it the #644 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 191 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology from Iowa State in 2021, 26% were men and 74% were 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 6% more men than average.

About 70% 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	5
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	134
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Iowa State Psychology Master’s Program

The psychology program at Iowa State awarded 4 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going 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 psychology.

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

Iowa State also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 16 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.