Sustainability Studies at University of Iowa

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

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and has a total student population of 30,318.

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

Iowa Sustainability Studies Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Sustainability

Iowa Sustainability Studies Rankings

Sustainability Student Demographics at Iowa

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

Iowa Sustainability Studies Master’s Program

57% Women

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of sustainability master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in sustainability each year. Iowa does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a sustainability master's degree from Iowa, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Careers That Sustainability Grads May Go Into

A degree in sustainability 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 University of Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Professors	2,250	$71,300

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
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