Finance and Financial Management Services at Iowa State University

Ames, IA · Bachelor's Degree · about 212 graduates a year

$56,974
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$75,360
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$83,343
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#254 of 452
Rank by pay
#222 of 452
Rank, wage-adjusted
$19,625
Median federal debt

Iowa State University graduates in finance and financial management services earn 10% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 26% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Iowa State University Compares for Finance and Financial Management Services

All 452 colleges reporting finance and financial management services earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA$202,069$205,506#1$122,698
2Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO$185,551$198,950#2$102,814
3University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN$160,313$171,986#3$99,222
4Georgetown University Washington, DC$152,744$133,843#11$106,218
5Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA$147,746$130,106#12$82,495
6Wake Forest University Winston-salem, NC$145,996$156,674#4$85,944
7Fordham University Bronx, NY$141,860$135,021#8$83,789
8American University Washington, DC$134,332$117,710#19$83,505
9Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX$133,852$136,088#6$83,159
10The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX$132,075$134,282#9$81,844
…
251University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL$75,475$80,333#200$51,118
252Appalachian State University Boone, NC$75,396$80,911#193$52,004
253The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX$75,373$76,632#256$52,452
254Iowa State University Ames, IA$75,360$79,270#222$56,974
255Saint Xavier University Chicago, IL$75,180$73,864#298$46,452
256Texas State University San Marcos, TX$75,100$76,355#261$49,981
257University of Louisville Louisville, KY$75,089$85,023#160$52,167

Other Majors at Iowa State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$105,753$79,182#96 of 189
Computer Science$104,211$78,517#143 of 349
Construction Engineering$100,676$77,845#8 of 13
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$99,705$84,913#111 of 258
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$94,089$75,036#41 of 59
Business/Managerial Economics$93,379—#16 of 84
Industrial Engineering$92,914$74,310#65 of 94
Chemical Engineering$92,773$76,184#109 of 158
Agricultural Engineering$88,576$72,376#6 of 26
Management Information Systems and Services$87,413—#64 of 166
Mechanical Engineering$85,938$72,900#276 of 318
Civil Engineering$85,427$72,502#112 of 233
Materials Engineering$83,416$65,831#31 of 34
Computer and Information Sciences$83,267$60,397#243 of 459
Engineering-Related Fields$82,548$62,416#28 of 33
Agricultural Mechanization$78,890$63,321#1 of 10
Business Administration, Management and Operations$78,304$57,188#173 of 1176
Economics$75,355$57,619#224 of 368
Statistics$72,581$53,132#46 of 50
Accounting and Related Services$70,706$58,479#466 of 796
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$69,673—#4 of 137
Architecture$69,310$54,957#31 of 78
Agricultural Business and Management$67,529$53,967#27 of 77
Chemistry$66,486$43,870#105 of 209
Marketing$66,482$48,304#262 of 516
Food Science and Technology$65,943$60,351#21 of 29
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$65,204$50,150#47 of 138
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$63,026$43,520#70 of 110
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$62,965$42,530#82 of 178
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies$62,341—#8 of 19

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Iowa State University finance and financial management services graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $56,974 one year after graduating and $75,360 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Iowa State University rank for finance and financial management services?

Among 452 colleges reporting earnings for finance and financial management services graduates, Iowa State University ranks #254 by median pay four years after graduation, and #222 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is finance and financial management services at Iowa State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 10% less than the national median for finance and financial management services ($83,343), and the median federal debt at graduation is $19,625.

← All data for Iowa State University · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.