Aerospace engineering at Iowa State University of Science and Technology
Iowa State University of Science and Technology graduates about 140 aerospace engineering majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 33rd of 69 schools we score for aerospace engineering, a solid program at 56 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $94,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $8 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
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Where aerospace engineering happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Black Engineering, Therkildsen Industrial Engineering Building, Town Engineering Building.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 134 · Student housing 87 · Dorm 17 · Athletics 11 · Arts 4 · Library 2.
Nearby in the aerospace engineering ranking
Other strong majors at Iowa State University of Science and Technology
- Criminal justice 89 · #20
- Kinesiology & exercise science 87 · #38
- Art, music & theater 85 · #68
- Art & design 85 · #62
- English & writing 80 · #110
- Communications & media 80 · #110
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Iowa State University of Science and Technology with every school we score in aerospace engineering. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.
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