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What Iowa State University of Science & Technology graduates make

Median salaries by major and degree level, 1–10 years after graduation. Click any program for percentiles, national comparison and the payback calculator.

Bachelor's (110)

Major1 yr5 yrs10 yrs
Accounting and Related Services$53,989$75,525$97,830
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$76,184$99,790$123,391
Agricultural Business and Management$55,655$72,743$91,365
Agricultural Engineering$73,556$94,003$113,272
Agricultural Mechanization$60,700$81,643$95,241
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields$50,669$66,845$83,571
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$30,192$56,170
Animal Sciences$41,070$58,630$77,777
Anthropology$28,507$45,133$58,238
Apparel and Textiles$41,497$61,361
Architectural Sciences and Technology$55,560$69,714$87,827
Architecture and Related Services$51,629$67,051$84,214
Area Studies$36,110$57,427$74,491
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies$32,687$53,060$78,372
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology$37,341$59,027$79,974
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$37,774$64,460$96,390
Biological and Biomedical Sciences$33,303$55,140$74,349
Biology, General$33,434$59,726$82,988
Business Administration, Management and Operations$53,872$73,173$90,556
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services$50,975$71,405$92,192
Business/Managerial Economics$53,022$79,787
Chemical Engineering$78,109$100,076$125,812
Chemistry$39,129$64,257$91,284
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning$41,131$64,114$81,907
Civil Engineering$68,890$86,118$107,986
Communication and Media Studies$41,421$58,925$73,026
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs$40,151$58,292$73,583
Computer Engineering$79,763$107,597$132,157
Computer Science$74,668$100,958$122,349
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services$64,287$88,855$112,621
Computer and Information Sciences, General$60,980$84,993$109,022
Construction Engineering$73,632$96,924$121,316
Criminal Justice and Corrections$40,288$61,675
Design and Applied Arts$39,805$55,987$68,029
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$34,203$59,378$68,363
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$29,867$46,345$58,406
Economics$53,588$79,032$108,413
Education$41,625$54,771$62,766
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$81,159$104,015$132,913
Engineering$75,534$97,541$123,039
Engineering-Related Fields$64,885$83,468$103,853
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians$64,885$83,468$103,853
English Language and Literature, General$35,077$51,267$62,957
English Language and Literature/Letters$36,225$52,165$63,734
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$50,676
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$24,971$42,800
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies$40,642$58,974$64,402
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences$36,182$49,783$56,345
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General$42,057$53,681$60,021
Finance and Financial Management Services$53,354$75,210$100,953
Food Science and Technology$54,234$71,931$92,834
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$43,677$60,691$75,080
Forestry$39,310$54,576$64,930
Genetics$35,857$58,998$79,944
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$43,463$62,818$68,450
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$60,442$65,986$72,585
Health Professions and Related Programs$34,219$59,075$68,174
History$35,060$52,289$65,986
History$35,060$52,289$65,986
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services$40,288$61,675
Hospitality Administration/Management$40,426$56,267$68,821
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$33,431$45,613$54,665
Industrial Engineering$77,816$100,202$128,639
International Agriculture$50,919$64,470$97,992
International Business$56,189$77,825$106,436
Journalism$38,590$55,670$72,089
Landscape Architecture$50,120$62,868$78,096
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$38,563$54,786$69,689
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$38,563$54,786$69,689
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services$32,088$51,576$52,636
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$67,042
Marketing$48,349$67,842$87,748
Materials Engineering$76,428$94,535$121,409
Mathematics$50,767$70,774$86,568
Mathematics and Statistics$52,441$74,720$95,419
Mechanical Engineering$74,692$95,783$122,964
Medical Illustration and Informatics$30,926$59,422$66,891
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$42,490$62,306$81,561
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$36,912$58,888$73,859
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$37,033$58,100$72,940
Music$33,372$57,867$74,986
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$39,743$57,907$73,347
Natural Resources and Conservation$39,579$56,685$69,917
Nutrition Sciences$31,637$62,105$83,557
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology$33,432$59,602$70,785
Philosophy$31,905$54,306$72,204
Philosophy and Religious Studies$30,961$50,802$63,874
Physical Sciences$38,429$61,716$83,105
Physics$35,207$60,837$98,163
Plant Sciences$47,615$63,214$75,542
Political Science and Government$35,634$59,758$80,080
Psychology$32,975$51,947$67,734
Psychology, General$32,975$51,947$67,734
Public Administration$43,517$68,968$74,301
Public Administration and Social Service Professions$43,517$68,968$74,301
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$40,673$61,142$76,823
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$64,402
Religion/Religious Studies$29,872$42,660$56,877
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$43,879$61,085$72,585
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$44,657$62,592$78,083
Social Sciences$37,414$58,323$74,582
Sociology$35,273$53,593$65,729
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$33,432$59,602$70,785
Statistics$58,363$82,528$118,940
Sustainability Studies$53,243
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$40,725$54,167$61,725
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$44,327$57,955$68,498
Visual and Performing Arts$39,262$55,675$67,774
Visual and Performing Arts, General$26,852$45,912$58,114
Zoology/Animal Biology$29,502$54,821$77,175

Master's (19)

Major1 yr5 yrs10 yrs
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields$68,170$85,459$103,346
Architecture and Related Services$57,447$76,399$89,393
Biological and Biomedical Sciences$48,286$69,154$83,197
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services$78,843$102,024$128,772
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs$44,767$70,584$87,772
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services$110,004$147,324$163,395
Education$59,707$73,487$87,313
Engineering$96,684$118,825$147,805
English Language and Literature/Letters$45,633$57,781$70,951
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences$54,738$66,157$77,811
History$37,592$55,464$69,154
Mathematics and Statistics$78,475$104,160$124,307
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$55,817$66,961$80,415
Natural Resources and Conservation$47,119$61,498$80,595
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology$51,013$67,042$84,610
Physical Sciences$56,272$79,787$96,105
Psychology$88,614$86,533$95,830
Social Sciences$57,658$82,097$106,150
Visual and Performing Arts$58,685$69,335$85,089

Doctoral (Research) (14)

Major1 yr5 yrs10 yrs
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields$81,315$113,881$137,977
Biological and Biomedical Sciences$58,188$82,048$111,910
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services$103,997$110,315$105,332
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services$108,495$146,317$215,146
Education$90,793$107,785$118,879
Engineering$101,346$136,278$161,977
English Language and Literature/Letters$68,957$81,462$107,201
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences$71,624$86,036$98,792
History$55,464
Mathematics and Statistics$90,181$116,045$132,813
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology$73,442$83,557
Physical Sciences$62,552$96,190$123,847
Psychology$72,946$88,745$92,673
Social Sciences$84,434$115,806$122,926

Doctoral (Professional) (2)

Major1 yr5 yrs10 yrs
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields$84,248$103,027$107,686
Veterinary Medicine$84,248$103,027$107,686