General Psychology at Iowa State University

Every general psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology program at Iowa State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and approximately 31,822 students attend the school each year. Of the 6,998 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Iowa State University in 2021, 191 of them were general psychology majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

Iowa State General Psychology Degrees Available

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

Iowa State General Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how Iowa State performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

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 General 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
	16

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Iowa State. This makes it the #259 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 #19 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from Iowa State Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Iowa State is $33,251. This is 16% higher than $28,637, which is the national average for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 191 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Psychology from Iowa State in 2020-2021, 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 General Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 psychology majors earned their master's degree from Iowa State. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were 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.

Related Majors

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.