About 20.4 percent of the 8,509 degrees and certificates handed out by the Iowa State University in 2016-17 were to students in Engineering programs, making them the most popular programs that year, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
The agency's National Center for Education Statistics shows the public institution in Ames conferred 1404 bachelor's degrees and 228 master's degrees in Engineering programs.
But the single most popular program was for a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering. Data shows the school gave out 417 bachelor's degrees in Mechanical Engineering, followed by 302 bachelor's degrees in Kinesiology and Exercise Science and 258 bachelor's degrees in Marketing/Marketing Management, General.
The university enrolled 36,350 students for 2016-17, including 30,671 in undergraduate programs and 5,679 in graduate programs.
Degrees awarded for 2016-17
Program
Bachelor's degrees awarded
Graduate and professional degrees awarded
Certificates awarded
Total degrees and certificates awarded
Percent of total
Mechanical Engineering
417
-
-
417
Civil Engineering, General
148
58
-
206
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
138
54
-
192
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering
128
22
1
151
Industrial Engineering
126
25
-
151
Chemical Engineering
128
11
-
139
Computer Engineering, General
97
41
-
138
Engineering Mechanics
-
77
-
77
Agricultural Engineering
41
23
-
64
Construction Engineering
62
-
-
62
Computer Software Engineering
62
-
-
62
Materials Engineering
57
-
-
57
Systems Engineering
-
17
3
20
Electromechanical Engineering
-
2
-
2
Engineering total
1,404
330
4
1,738
20.4
Marketing/Marketing Management, General
258
-
-
258
Accounting
173
36
-
209
Finance, General
199
6
-
205
Business Administration and Management, General
99
64
-
163
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
162
-
-
162
Management Information Systems, General
135
-
-
135
Meeting and Event Planning
100
-
-
100
Hospitality Administration/Management, General
35
20
-
55
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
-
29
17
46
Business/Managerial Economics
8
-
-
8
Operations Management and Supervision
-
-
-
-
Transportation/Mobility Management
-
-
-
-
Management Science
-
-
-
-
International Business/Trade/Commerce
-
-
-
-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
-
-
-
-
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total
1,169
155
17
1,341
15.8
Animal Sciences, General
210
9
-
219
Agronomy and Crop Science
94
29
35
158
Farm/Farm and Ranch Management
130
2
-
132
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
129
-
-
129
Agricultural Mechanization, General
75
-
-
75
Food Science
43
11
1
55
Horticultural Science
29
5
-
34
International Agriculture
23
-
-
23
Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding
-
18
-
18
Dairy Science
18
-
-
18
Soil Science and Agronomy, General
-
10
-
10
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture
-
8
-
8
Livestock Management
-
3
-
3
Agricultural Animal Breeding
-
3
-
3
Food Science and Technology, Other
-
-
3
3
Agricultural Economics
-
1
-
1
Crop Production
-
-
-
-
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences total
751
99
39
889
10.4
Elementary Education and Teaching
199
-
-
199
Agricultural Teacher Education
55
27
-
82
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
-
56
1
57
Educational Leadership and Administration, General
-
32
15
47
Early Childhood Education and Teaching
23
-
-
23
Curriculum and Instruction
-
16
6
22
Education, General
-
15
1
16
Music Teacher Education
15
-
-
15
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
-
9
-
9
Reading Teacher Education
-
-
8
8
Mathematics Teacher Education
-
7
-
7
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
-
5
2
7
Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement
-
-
4
4
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other
-
-
3
3
Special Education and Teaching, General
-
1
-
1
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
-
-
-
-
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
-
-
-
-
Education total
292
168
40
500
5.9
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
146
-
-
146
Ecology
90
-
-
90
Genetics, General
47
15
-
62
Biochemistry
35
13
-
48
Biomedical Sciences, General
-
41
-
41
Microbiology, General
24
4
-
28
Bioinformatics
3
5
-
8
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
-
7
-
7
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
-
6
-
6
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology
-
5
-
5
Neuroscience
-
4
-
4
Plant Physiology
-
4
-
4
Toxicology
-
3
-
3
Biophysics
2
1
-
3
Immunology
-
3
-
3
Animal Physiology
-
2
-
2
Entomology
-
2
-
2
Biotechnology
-
-
-
-
Biological And Biomedical Sciences total
347
115
-
462
5.4
Dietetics/Dietitian
67
-
188
255
Veterinary Medicine
-
143
-
143
Athletic Training/Trainer
20
-
-
20
Medical Illustration/Medical Illustrator
10
-
-
10
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General
-
4
-
4
Veterinary Microbiology and Immunobiology
-
4
-
4
Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology
-
2
-
2
Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology, and Public Health
-
2
-
2
Health Professions and Related Programs total
97
155
188
440
5.2
Family and Community Services
133
-
-
133
Apparel and Textiles, General
114
12
-
126
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
21
13
2
36
Human Development and Family Studies, General
-
13
13
26
Family Resource Management Studies, General
10
-
-
10
Human Nutrition
-
5
-
5
Child Development
1
-
-
1
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences total
279
43
15
337
4
Kinesiology and Exercise Science
302
8
-
310
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total
302
8
-
310
3.6
Public Relations/Image Management
82
-
-
82
Speech Communication and Rhetoric
77
-
-
77
Journalism
60
15
-
75
Advertising
62
-
-
62
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total
281
15
-
296
3.5
Design and Visual Communications, General
69
-
1
70
Graphic Design
62
7
-
69
Interior Design
62
3
-
65
Industrial and Product Design
44
6
-
50
Visual and Performing Arts, General
13
7
-
20
Music, General
9
-
-
9
Fashion/Apparel Design
-
-
-
-
Visual and Performing Arts total
259
23
1
283
3.3
Psychology, General
232
22
7
261
Psychology total
232
22
7
261
3.1
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
121
6
-
127
Nutrition Sciences
42
5
-
47
Human Computer Interaction
-
34
9
43
Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis
-
-
-
-
Sustainability Studies
-
-
-
-
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total
163
45
9
217
2.5
Political Science and Government, General
56
14
-
70
Sociology
41
9
-
50
Economics, General
29
19
-
48
Anthropology
16
5
-
21
Geographic Information Science and Cartography
-
-
15
15
Social Sciences total
142
47
15
204
2.4
Architecture
67
19
-
86
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning
33
25
-
58
Landscape Architecture
30
4
-
34
Environmental Design/Architecture
-
9
-
9
Architecture and Related Services total
130
57
-
187
2.2
Computer Science
69
49
-
118
Information Technology
-
26
-
26
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance
-
14
7
21
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total
69
89
7
165
1.9
Chemistry, General
34
7
-
41
Physics, General
24
3
-
27
Meteorology
17
6
-
23
Geology/Earth Science, General
16
2
-
18
Organic Chemistry
-
13
-
13
Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
-
7
-
7
Analytical Chemistry
-
4
-
4
Astrophysics
-
2
-
2
Physical Chemistry
-
2
-
2
Nuclear Physics
-
1
-
1
Elementary Particle Physics
-
1
-
1
Inorganic Chemistry
-
-
-
-
Physical Sciences total
91
48
-
139
1.6
Mathematics, General
49
14
-
63
Statistics, General
25
27
-
52
Applied Mathematics, General
-
7
-
7
Mathematics and Statistics total
74
48
-
122
1.4
English Language and Literature, General
64
6
-
70
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing
12
3
-
15
Creative Writing
-
11
-
11
Rhetoric and Composition
-
6
-
6
English Language and Literature/Letters total
76
26
-
102
1.2
Environmental Science
54
6
-
60
Forest Sciences and Biology
32
-
-
32
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management
-
4
-
4
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management
-
3
-
3
Environmental Studies
-
-
-
-
Forestry, General
-
-
-
-
Natural Resources and Conservation total
86
13
-
99
1.2
Public Administration
15
-
80
95
Public Administration and Social Service Professions total
15
-
80
95
1.1
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
94
-
-
94
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total
94
-
-
94
1.1
Engineering/Industrial Management
58
10
-
68
Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician
-
-
6
6
Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician
-
1
-
1
Engineering Technology and Engineering-Related Fields total
58
11
6
75
0.9
History, General
61
7
-
68
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
-
-
-
-
History total
61
7
-
68
0.8
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
34
-
-
34
Linguistics
21
-
-
21
Applied Linguistics
-
4
-
4
Spanish Language and Literature
-
-
-
-
German Language and Literature
-
-
-
-
French Language and Literature
-
-
-
-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total
55
4
-
59
0.7
Philosophy
12
-
-
12
Religion/Religious Studies
7
-
-
7
Philosophy and Religious Studies total
19
-
-
19
0.2
Women's Studies
7
-
-
7
Area Studies, Other
-
-
-
-
Russian Studies
-
-
-
-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender and Group Studies total
7
-
-
7
0.1
Forensic Science and Technology
-
-
-
-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total
-
-
-
-
-
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