by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Industrial & Management Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Engineering-Related Fields is a major offered under the engineering technologies program of study at Iowa State University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in engineering-related fields, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Iowa State was ranked #18 on College Factual's Best Schools for engineering-related fields list. It is also ranked #1 in Iowa.
Here are some of the other rankings for Iowa State.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Iowa State paid an average of $968 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $336 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,042 | $23,230 |
| Fees | $1,274 | $1,274 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,001 | $1,001 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,193 | $9,193 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,430 | $2,430 |
Learn more about Iowa State tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Engineering-Related Fields students who received their bachelor’s degree at Iowa State took out an average of $25,000 in student loans. That is 6% higher than the national average of $23,598.
engineering-related fields who receive their bachelor’s degree from Iowa State make an average of $59,834 a year during the early days of their career. That is 4% higher than the national average of $57,335.
Online degrees for the Iowa State engineering-related fields bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Iowa State Online Learning page.
Women made up around 8.5% of the engineering-related fields students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 26.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 10.4% of the engineering-related fields bachelor’s degrees at Iowa State in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 25%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 86 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 10 |
Engineering-Related Fields students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Industrial & Management Engineering | 106 |
*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.
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