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General Materials Engineering at Iowa State University

We've pulled together some essential information you should know about the program, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more. In addition, we cover how Iowa State ranks in comparison to other schools with materials processing and manufacturing programs.

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General Materials Engineering Degrees Available at Iowa State

• Bachelor’s Degree in Materials Processing and Manufacturing

Iowa State Materials Processing and Manufacturing Rankings

The bachelor's program at Iowa State was ranked #43 on College Factual's Best Schools for materials processing and manufacturing list. It is also ranked #1 in Iowa.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Materials Engineering	5
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Materials Engineering (Income Over $110k)	8
Best Value Colleges for General Materials Engineering	10
Best Value Colleges for General Materials Engineering (Income Over $110k)	10
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Materials Engineering (Income $75-$110k)	19
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Materials Engineering (With Aid)	20
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree General Materials Engineering Graduates	21
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Materials Engineering (Income $48-$75k)	21
Highest Paid General Materials Engineering Graduates	22
Best Value Colleges for General Materials Engineering (Income $75-$110k)	24
Best Value Colleges for General Materials Engineering (With Aid)	25
Best Value Colleges for General Materials Engineering (Income $48-$75k)	26
Best General Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans	26
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Materials Engineering (Income $0-$30k)	26
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Materials Engineering (Income $30-$48k)	26
Best General Materials Engineering Colleges for Veterans	31
Best Value Colleges for General Materials Engineering (Income $0-$30k)	31
Best General Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	33
Best Value Colleges for General Materials Engineering (Income $30-$48k)	34
Best General Materials Engineering Schools	43

During the 2020-2021 academic year, Iowa State University handed out 42 bachelor's degrees in general materials engineering. This is a decrease of 24% over the previous year when 55 degrees were handed out.

Materials Processing and Manufacturing Student Diversity at Iowa State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the materials processing and manufacturing majors at Iowa State University.

Iowa State General Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Program

The materials processing and manufacturing program at Iowa State awarded 42 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 74% of these degrees went to men with the other 26% going to women.

The majority of the students with this major are white. About 86% of 2021 graduates were in 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 processing and manufacturing.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	36
Non-Resident Aliens	2
Other Races	2

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jamo2008 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.