Undergraduate Materials Engineering at Iowa State University

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about the program at ISU. It is offered at the Bachelor’s level. It ranks as high as #1 out of 1 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

Rankings
Available Degrees
Bachelor’s Degrees

ISU Undergraduate Materials Engineering Rankings

#43 in the U.S.

#1 in Iowa

#3 in the The Plains States Region

College Factual rates ISU among the top schools in the country for materials engineering, coming in at #43 out of 57 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Materials Engineering Schools	43 of 57
Best Materials Engineering Schools in Iowa	1 of 1
Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region	3 of 4

Undergraduate Materials Engineering Degrees at ISU

The table below lists every degree level granted in materials engineering at ISU, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	30

ISU Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees

In the most recent year for which we have data, Iowa State University awarded 30 bachelor’s degrees in materials engineering.

Bachelor’s Rankings

ISU is among the very best schools in the country for materials engineering at the bachelor’s level. In particular it placed #1 out of 1 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa	1
Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	2
Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	29

Salary of Materials Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

$73,620 Bachelor's Median Salary

Materials Engineering graduates with a bachelor’s degree from ISU earn a median of $73,620 a year. This is above $64,577, the median for all majors at ISU.

Student Debt of Materials Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

$23,125 Bachelor's Median Debt

Earning a bachelor’s degree at ISU, materials engineering graduates take on a median debt of $23,125 in student loans. This is below $23,319, the typical median for all majors at ISU.

Student debt for Materials Engineering majors with a bachelor's degree at ISU

ISU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

$10,787 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

$23,125 Average Student Debt

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$8,324	$27,346
Fees	$1,535	$1,535

Learn more about ISU tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of materials engineering bachelor’s degrees went to men and 37% went to women.

The majority of materials engineering bachelor’s degree graduates at ISU were White. Roughly 73% of graduates 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 materials engineering.

Ethnic diversity of Materials Engineering majors at Iowa State University

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	22
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	8

References

National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
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