Student Support
Program Information
Financial Support/Fellowships
All graduate students admitted to the BCB program are supported by graduate assistantships. Yearly stipends range from $24,000 to $30,000 depending on the assistantship or fellowship received. The costs of tuition and health care coverage are included with an assistantship.
Career Information
Detailed information on careers can be found on the Career Planning page. Find salary ranges for some of the most popular occupations within bioinformatics and computational biology.
Don't forget that the support of Career Services:
- CALS Career Services
- Engineering Career Services
- Health and Human Sciences Career Services
- LAS Career Services
- Graduate College's Career Services
From creating your resume to negotiating a job offer, the career services teams will help you jump start your career, before you graduate.
Connections
You’ll find support from your peers, faculty, and staff when you join a graduate learning community. Learn about your path of study, on-campus resources and activities, and future careers. You’ll connect with faculty and students through activities both in and outside the classroom and collaborate with a peer mentor.
Connect with other students developing innovative and entrepreneurial skills with Start Something.
- Start Something CALS
- Start Something College of Engineering
- Start Something Health and Human Sciences
- Start Something LAS Academy
Or find other students with similar interests in any of Iowa State’s hundreds of student organizations.
Connect and Thrive
Iowa State is a big university with a close-knit, caring community that provides access to resources that support and enrich your learning, working, and living experience.
The university provides a comprehensive network of academic support, health and safety resources, and supportive communities.