by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual began producing its annual Best Quality Schools rankings as a means to assist students in finding top-quality graduate colleges and universities that are invested in preparing their students for their future endeavors. These rankings are based on components such as post-graduation earnings of students, accumulated student debt of graduates, how much in demand the school is, and faculty and student diversity.
In College Factual's 2024 ranking of the Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S., Iowa State University landed the #91 spot out of the 1149 schools analyzed for this list. This places the school in the Top 10% of the country for overall quality. For this achievement, Iowa State received one of this year's Best Master's Schools badges.
In addition, Iowa State took the #2 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in Iowa.
There were 676 college and universities analyzed in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, and Iowa State took the #42 spot on the list. This places the school in the Top 10% of the country for overall quality. Iowa State was awarded this year's Best Doctorate Schools badge for this accomplishment.
Iowa State also ranked #1 for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Iowa.
Women make up 49.8% of the total graduate student body at Iowa State while men make you 50.2%. These percentages may be different for specific degree programs.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 11.9% of the graduate student population at Iowa State. Iowa State is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 30.6% of the graduate student population. The following chart shows the distribution of racial-ethnic groups at the school. If you click on it, you'll find more detailed information.
The average graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,140 | $25,684 |
| Fees | $1,264 | $1,264 |
Graduate students earning a master's degree from Iowa State enter careers with an average starting salary of $66,441. Chalk that up in the win column since that salary is 14% higher than the national average of $58,425.
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their doctorate degree at Iowa State is $77,573. That's good news for those graduates since it is 3% higher than the national average of $75,260.
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Contact details for Iowa State are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1750 Beardshear Hall, Ames, IA 50011-2103 |
| Phone: | 515-294-4111 |
| Website: | www.iastate.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/IowaStateU |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/IowaStateU |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26.3% of the graduate students at Iowa State took at least one online course. Approximately 13.8% of grad students took all their classes online during that same time period.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
Footnotes
*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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