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Iowa State University

Ames, IA · Public · 25,367 students

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$63k
Median earnings 10 years
after starting college
89%Acceptance Rate
75%Graduation Rate
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Programs & Salary Outcomes

Median earnings of graduates from each program at Iowa State University, sourced from U.S. Department of Education data.

Degree types offered:Master's DegreeBachelor's DegreeFirst Professional Degree
#1
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
Master's Degree0
$107,376
after 1 year
$137,692
after 5 years
#2
Statistics
Master's Degree · ~10 graduates/year
$130,131
after 5 years
#3
Industrial Engineering
Master's Degree · ~10 graduates/year
$114,122
after 1 year
$127,889
after 5 years
#4
Mechanical Engineering
Master's Degree
$98,551
after 1 year
$122,139
after 5 years
#5
Computer Engineering
Bachelor's Degree · ~295 graduates/year
$79,182
after 1 year
$111,313
after 5 years
#6
Veterinary Medicine
First Professional Degree · ~152 graduates/year
$96,477
after 1 year
$108,813
after 5 years
#7
Computer Science
Bachelor's Degree · ~96 graduates/year
$78,517
after 1 year
$108,762
after 5 years
#8
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
Bachelor's Degree · ~104 graduates/year
$84,913
after 1 year
$107,338
after 5 years
#9
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Master's Degree0
$94,720
after 1 year
$104,181
after 5 years
#10
Chemical Engineering
Bachelor's Degree · ~123 graduates/year
$76,184
after 1 year
$96,097
after 5 years
#11
Construction Engineering
Bachelor's Degree · ~71 graduates/year
$77,845
after 1 year
$95,401
after 5 years
#12
Business/Managerial Economics
Bachelor's Degree · ~13 graduates/year
$93,379
after 5 years
#13
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering
Bachelor's Degree · ~158 graduates/year
$75,036
after 1 year
$92,551
after 5 years
#14
Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor's Degree · ~406 graduates/year
$72,900
after 1 year
$88,697
after 5 years
#15
Accounting and Related Services
Master's Degree · ~27 graduates/year
$64,654
after 1 year
$88,648
after 5 years
#16
Industrial Engineering
Bachelor's Degree · ~132 graduates/year
$74,310
after 1 year
$88,344
after 5 years
#17
Materials Engineering
Bachelor's Degree · ~44 graduates/year
$65,831
after 1 year
$87,838
after 5 years
#18
Agricultural Engineering
Master's Degree · ~10 graduates/year
$87,824
after 5 years
#19
Civil Engineering
Master's Degree · ~23 graduates/year
$79,509
after 1 year
$87,741
after 5 years
#20
Civil Engineering
Bachelor's Degree · ~122 graduates/year
$72,502
after 1 year
$86,261
after 5 years
#21
Management Information Systems and Services
Bachelor's Degree0
$86,010
after 5 years
#22
Plant Sciences
Master's Degree · ~28 graduates/year
$73,707
after 1 year
$85,118
after 5 years
#23
Computer and Information Sciences, General
Bachelor's Degree · ~195 graduates/year
$60,397
after 1 year
$83,267
after 5 years
#24
Economics
Bachelor's Degree · ~39 graduates/year
$57,619
after 1 year
$81,208
after 5 years
#25
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
Master's Degree · ~11 graduates/year
$54,691
after 1 year
$79,527
after 5 years
#26
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Bachelor's Degree · ~418 graduates/year
$57,188
after 1 year
$78,149
after 5 years
#27
Engineering-Related Fields
Bachelor's Degree · ~93 graduates/year
$62,416
after 1 year
$77,775
after 5 years
#28
Agricultural Engineering
Bachelor's Degree · ~78 graduates/year
$72,376
after 1 year
$77,659
after 5 years
#29
Finance and Financial Management Services
Bachelor's Degree · ~225 graduates/year
$56,974
after 1 year
$75,665
after 5 years
#30
Mathematics
Bachelor's Degree · ~66 graduates/year
$51,422
after 1 year
$75,294
after 5 years
#31
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor's Degree · ~150 graduates/year
$58,479
after 1 year
$73,400
after 5 years
#32
Agricultural Mechanization
Bachelor's Degree · ~41 graduates/year
$63,321
after 1 year
$73,127
after 5 years
#33
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
Bachelor's Degree · ~45 graduates/year
$73,057
after 5 years
#34
Statistics
Bachelor's Degree · ~39 graduates/year
$53,132
after 1 year
$72,581
after 5 years
#35
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Bachelor's Degree · ~37 graduates/year
$43,520
after 1 year
$70,190
after 5 years
#36
Architecture
Bachelor's Degree0
$54,957
after 1 year
$70,118
after 5 years
#37
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
Bachelor's Degree · ~15 graduates/year
$69,673
after 5 years
#38
Agricultural Business and Management
Bachelor's Degree · ~166 graduates/year
$53,967
after 1 year
$68,687
after 5 years
#39
Marketing
Bachelor's Degree · ~300 graduates/year
$48,304
after 1 year
$68,459
after 5 years
#40
Architectural Sciences and Technology
Master's Degree · ~25 graduates/year
$66,778
after 5 years
#41
Chemistry
Bachelor's Degree · ~32 graduates/year
$43,870
after 1 year
$66,486
after 5 years
#42
Area Studies
Bachelor's Degree · ~9 graduates/year
$65,888
after 5 years
#43
Food Science and Technology
Bachelor's Degree · ~31 graduates/year
$60,351
after 1 year
$63,741
after 5 years
#44
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
Bachelor's Degree · ~109 graduates/year
$42,530
after 1 year
$63,153
after 5 years
#45
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies
Bachelor's Degree · ~13 graduates/year
$62,341
after 5 years
#46
Landscape Architecture
Bachelor's Degree
$53,355
after 1 year
$62,093
after 5 years
#47
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
Bachelor's Degree · ~29 graduates/year
$44,146
after 1 year
$61,658
after 5 years
#48
Political Science and Government
Bachelor's Degree · ~65 graduates/year
$30,715
after 1 year
$61,481
after 5 years
#49
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor's Degree · ~217 graduates/year
$36,492
after 1 year
$61,453
after 5 years
#50
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor's Degree · ~132 graduates/year
$41,624
after 1 year
$61,166
after 5 years
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