Finance at Iowa State University

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

Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and approximately 31,822 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 258 students received a bachelor's degree in finance from Iowa State.

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

Iowa State Finance Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance
• Master’s Degree in Finance

Iowa State Finance Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the finance progam at Iowa State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The finance major at Iowa State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Finance. 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
	41
	87
	124
	175

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in finance from Iowa State. This makes it the #54 most popular school for finance master’s degree candidates in the country.

Finance Student Demographics at Iowa State

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

Iowa State Finance Bachelor’s Program

Of the 258 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in finance from Iowa State in 2021, 78% were men and 22% were women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in finance 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 finance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	200
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

Iowa State Finance Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students graduated with a master's degree in finance from Iowa State. About 70% were men and 30% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Iowa State also has a doctoral program available in finance. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Finance Grads May Go Into

A degree in finance 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
Financial Managers	8,630	$114,620
Loan Officers	4,540	$67,580
Financial Analysts	2,410	$83,230
Chief Executives	2,020	$211,560

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.