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Software Engineering at Iowa State University

186 Bachelor's Degrees
#3 Overall Quality
Here, you'll find out more about the major, including such details as the number of graduates, what degree levels are offered, ethnicity of students, and more. We've also included details on how Iowa State ranks compared to other colleges offering a major in computer software engineering.

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Software Engineering Degrees Available at Iowa State

Iowa State Computer Software Engineering Rankings

In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for computer software engineering majors, Iowa State came in at #3. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in Iowa.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Colleges for Software Engineering (Income Over $110k) 1
Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering (Income Over $110k) 1
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 1
Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 1
Best Value Colleges for Software Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 2
Best Software Engineering Colleges for Veterans 2
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 2
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering (With Aid) 2
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 2
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 2
Best Software Engineering Schools 3
Best Value Colleges for Software Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 3
Best Value Colleges for Software Engineering (With Aid) 3
Best Value Colleges for Software Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 3
Best Value Colleges for Software Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 3
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering 3
Best Value Colleges for Software Engineering 5
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Software Engineering Graduates 10
Highest Paid Software Engineering Graduates 23

During the 2020-2021 academic year, Iowa State University handed out 186 bachelor's degrees in software engineering. This is an increase of 28% over the previous year when 145 degrees were handed out.


 

Iowa State Computer Software Engineering Students

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer software engineering majors at Iowa State University.

Iowa State Software Engineering Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 186 students earned a bachelor's degree in computer software engineering from Iowa State. About 11% of these graduates were women and the other 89% were men.

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The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at Iowa State are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 61% of students fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Iowa State University with a bachelor's in computer software engineering.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 14
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 114
Non-Resident Aliens 14
Other Races 23

Majors Similar to Computer Software Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Computer Engineering 187

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