Business Administration & Management at Iowa State University

Every business administration and management school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the business administration program at Iowa State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and has a total student population of 31,822. Of the 1,648 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Iowa State University in 2021, 350 of them were business administration and management majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Business Administration & Management section at the bottom of this page.

Iowa State Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
• Doctorate Degree in Business Administration

Iowa State Business Administration & Management Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks business administration programs across the country. The following shows how Iowa State performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business administration major at Iowa State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business Administration & Management. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	102
	130
	141
	199
	234
	976
	1,127
	1,813

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in business administration from Iowa State. This is the #1,126 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Business Administration Graduates from Iowa State Make?

The median salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor's degree at Iowa State is $50,665. This is 23% higher than $41,334, which is the national average for all business administration bachelor's degree recipients.

Business Administration Student Demographics at Iowa State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business administration majors at Iowa State University.

Iowa State Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 350 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Business Administration & Management from Iowa State in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration at Iowa State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Iowa State University with a bachelor's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	281
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

Iowa State also has a doctoral program available in business administration. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Business Administration & Management

If you plan to be a business administration major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Iowa State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Supply Chain Management	197
General Business Administration and Management	159

Related Majors

• Real Estate
• Business/Managerial Economics
• International Business
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Entrepreneurial Studies

Careers That Business Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in business administration can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IA, the home state for Iowa State University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
General and Operations Managers	23,570	$99,720
Retail Sales Supervisors	12,810	$40,090
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	11,970	$56,970
Production and Operating Worker Supervisors	10,180	$58,680
Mechanic, and Repairer Supervisors	5,530	$65,650

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.