Engineering Schools In Iowa
Engineering classes faculty can choose to work at one of 14 accredited engineering schools in Iowa. The trends in Iowa's engineering academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in engineering includes engineering training at the following levels:
- Engineering Certificate
- Associates degree in Engineering
- Bachelors degree in Engineering
- Masters degree in Engineering
- PhD degree in Engineering
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Statistics
Professional Trends
Iowa Vs. National Engineering Employment
| Iowa | 11,870 |
| National | 1,704,460 |
Approximately 1% of the country's engineering professionals work in Iowa state.
Employment Growth for Engineering professionals In Iowa
| 11,960 | 13,230 | 13,070 | 12,940 | 9,780 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Iowa, the field of engineering is shrinking. 2,180 less engineering professionals were working in Iowa in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of engineering professionals has shrunk by 18%. This is slower than the trend for engineering professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of engineering professionals has shrunk by 23% between 2006 and 2010.
Engineering VS. All Professions salaries in Iowa
| $57,321 | $64,126 | $61,093 | $66,887 | $65,968 |
| $40,051 | $42,531 | $43,384 | $44,580 | $45,125 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Engineering
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to engineering professionals are growing in Iowa. Engineering professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $57,321 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $65,968 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Engineering professionals in Iowa
10th percentile |
$42,318 |
25th percentile |
$51,777 |
50th percentile |
$63,304 |
75th percentile |
$79,139 |
90th percentile |
$94,944 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 13%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In Iowa state, within the field of engineering, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid engineering professionals earn 124% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Engineering professionals and related professions in Iowa
Biomedical Engineering |
$71,510 |
Civil Engineering |
$55,780 |
Computer Engineering |
$80,407 |
Electrical Engineering |
$63,095 |
Engineering |
$66,435 |
Mechanical Engineering |
$57,608 |
Software Engineering |
$67,115 |
In Iowa, engineering professionals make, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Engineering programs available for each degree type for all schools in Iowa
associate |
5 |
bachelor |
31 |
master |
17 |
doctor |
17 |
Certificate |
5 |
| Total | 75 |
As the number of engineering professionals is decreasing in Iowa state, the number of students graduating from the 14 accredited engineering schools in Iowa state is decreasing. In 2006 there were 1,658 engineering graduates from engineering courses in Iowa and in 2010 there were 1,460 graduates.
Thus there was a 12% percent decrease in the number of engineering school degree or certificate graduates in Iowa. Most of these graduates, or 41%, earned an bachelor's degree in engineering.