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Industrial Design at Iowa State University

Industrial Design at Iowa State University

If you plan to study industrial design, take a look at what Iowa State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 Industrial Design section at the bottom of this page.

Iowa State Industrial Design Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Product Design
  • Master’s Degree in Product Design

Iowa State Industrial Design Rankings

The product design major at Iowa State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Industrial Design. 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.

Product Design Student Demographics at Iowa State

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

Iowa State Industrial Design Bachelor’s Program

42% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 58% of product design bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women.

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About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in product design 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 product design.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 45
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Iowa State Industrial Design Master’s Program

20% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 80% of product design master's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

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Of the students who received a product design master's degree from Iowa State, 60% 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 product design.

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

Careers That Product Design Grads May Go Into

A degree in product design 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
Graphic Designers 2,270 $43,920
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 1,110 $80,700
Commercial and Industrial Designers 650 $60,750
Designers 120 $38,640

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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