The most popular undergraduate major at Iowa State University is Mechanical Engineering followed by Marketing/Marketing Management and Finance. A list of all 93 available majors and annual graduates is presented below. Also of interest, median earnings for Iowa State University graduates by major.
Agriculture |
Graduates |
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations | 67 |
Farm/Farm and Ranch Management | 80 |
Agricultural Mechanization | 27 |
International Agriculture | 11 |
Animal Sciences | 144 |
Dairy Science | 12 |
Food Science | 30 |
Agronomy and Crop Science | 54 |
Horticultural Science | 40 |
Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management | 1 |
Computer and Information Sciences |
Graduates |
Computer Science | 24 |
Education |
Graduates |
Elementary Education and Teaching | 116 |
Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 30 |
Agricultural Teacher Education | 26 |
Music Teacher Education | 18 |
Engineering |
Graduates |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering | 74 |
Agricultural Engineering | 25 |
Chemical Engineering | 94 |
Civil Engineering | 113 |
Computer Engineering | 63 |
Computer Software Engineering | 13 |
Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 76 |
Materials Engineering | 27 |
Mechanical Engineering | 224 |
Construction Engineering | 85 |
Industrial Engineering | 61 |
Engineering Technology |
Graduates |
Engineering/Industrial Management | 59 |
Foreign Languages |
Graduates |
Linguistics | 10 |
German Language and Literature | 6 |
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 4 |
French Language and Literature | 14 |
Spanish Language and Literature | 37 |
Work and Family Studies |
Graduates |
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences | 19 |
Family Resource Management Studies | 13 |
Family and Community Services | 94 |
English and Literature |
Graduates |
English Language and Literature | 69 |
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing | 5 |
Liberal Arts and Humanities |
Graduates |
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | 93 |
Biology |
Graduates |
Biology/Biological Sciences | 113 |
Biochemistry | 25 |
Microbiology | 20 |
Entomology | 5 |
Genetics | 27 |
Bioinformatics | 2 |
Ecology | 43 |
Mathematics |
Graduates |
Mathematics | 35 |
Statistics | 11 |
Natural Resources Conservation |
Graduates |
Environmental Studies | 37 |
Environmental Science | 34 |
Forest Sciences and Biology | 18 |
General Studies |
Graduates |
Nutrition Sciences | 11 |
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 90 |
Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies |
Graduates |
Kinesiology and Exercise Science | 180 |
Philosophy and Religious Studies |
Graduates |
Philosophy | 12 |
Religion/Religious Studies | 10 |
Architecture |
Graduates |
Architecture | 63 |
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning | 30 |
Landscape Architecture | 32 |
Physical Sciences |
Graduates |
Meteorology | 21 |
Chemistry | 30 |
Geology/Earth Science | 12 |
Physics | 13 |
Psychology |
Graduates |
Psychology | 156 |
Human Services |
Graduates |
Public Administration | 6 |
Social Sciences |
Graduates |
Anthropology | 31 |
Economics | 33 |
Political Science and Government | 84 |
Sociology | 73 |
Ethnic Studies |
Graduates |
Russian Studies | 7 |
Area Studies, Other | 20 |
Women's Studies | 8 |
Visual and Performing Arts |
Graduates |
Visual and Performing Arts | 17 |
Design and Visual Communications | 68 |
Fashion/Apparel Design | 126 |
Interior Design | 38 |
Graphic Design | 72 |
Music | 10 |
Health Professions |
Graduates |
Medical Illustration/Medical Illustrator | 5 |
Dietetics/Dietitian | 48 |
Business |
Graduates |
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management | 72 |
Operations Management and Supervision | 24 |
Accounting | 176 |
Business/Managerial Economics | 7 |
Finance | 189 |
Hospitality Administration/Management | 56 |
International Business/Trade/Commerce | 24 |
Management Information Systems | 100 |
Management Science | 139 |
Marketing/Marketing Management | 193 |
History |
Graduates |
History | 75 |
Communication |
Graduates |
Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 94 |
Journalism | 98 |
Advertising | 56 |
Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=153603 IPEDS survey data for Iowa State University.