Industrial Engineering
5,422 students earn a industrial engineering credential each year across 133 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.
- Typical earnings, 1 year out
- $74,787
- Typical earnings, 5 years out
- $93,671
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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 126 colleges by graduates
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, Georgia346$87,8261 year out$118,425$21,7502Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas276$74,5291 year out$103,679$19,7083Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana269$81,3791 year out$100,438$19,4274Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia240$82,4371 year out$103,958$22,8705Clemson UniversityClemson, South Carolina169$74,7091 year out$96,384$26,7506Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio149$80,8761 year out$105,342$21,8757University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan138$86,4761 year out$109,239$20,3068Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania134$78,9751 year out$103,650$25,0009University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida120$70,1941 year out$83,520$26,27310North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina117$81,0551 year out$96,510$22,30911Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa102$74,3101 year out$88,344$23,75012University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin99$80,4351 year out$110,022$23,57713University of Puerto Rico-MayaguezMayaguez, Puerto Rico90$45,3221 year out$73,537$9,50014Auburn UniversityAuburn, Alabama86$71,0631 year out$96,383$23,25015University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois80$78,3131 year out$98,221$22,33016California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California76$87,2261 year out$121,125$19,69117University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania74$76,7071 year out$102,365$25,25018University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California71$87,8071 year out$137,590$18,25019University of South FloridaTampa, Florida71$69,6721 year out$89,514$24,63320University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota71$73,7771 year out$93,671$22,80221Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, Mississippi71$70,7031 year out$89,777$27,00022The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee70$73,8221 year out$84,642$24,12523West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, West Virginia70$75,6061 year out$95,095$25,20724Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts66$77,0661 year out$110,414$25,00025Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois62$89,8111 year out$137,306$17,91226Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona61$77,8501 year out$95,124$19,37527Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey61$78,5011 year out$93,012$26,92528Binghamton UniversityVestal, New York58$70,9431 year out$91,448$21,50029University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington56$75,4731 year out$109,185$18,02730University of ArkansasFayetteville, Arkansas55$75,9681 year out$108,211$26,50031Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas54$71,5451 year out$104,083$29,00032Universidad Politecnica de Puerto RicoHato Rey, Puerto Rico50—1 year out$60,169$23,18233Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma48$69,4861 year out—$26,00034Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge, Louisiana46$65,2851 year out—$21,50035University of Alabama in HuntsvilleHuntsville, Alabama45$76,6901 year out—$31,00036Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, New York43$72,7641 year out$105,893$30,75037University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, Oklahoma43$72,3971 year out$103,183$26,12538University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut42$77,6921 year out—$24,88939Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon42$78,4251 year out$92,997$25,43740California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California41$75,1101 year out$95,032$25,00041University at BuffaloBuffalo, New York40$63,4761 year out$93,933$24,75042Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, Pennsylvania40$81,1421 year out$121,172$23,83443University of San DiegoSan Diego, California39$80,6441 year out——44San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California39—1 year out——45Wichita State UniversityWichita, Kansas39—1 year out——46Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida38$76,4261 year out—$20,00047University of HoustonHouston, Texas38$76,1471 year out$100,544$21,50048Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas35$77,7241 year out—$25,00049University of Wisconsin-PlattevillePlatteville, Wisconsin35$76,9521 year out$81,870$27,69450University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida34$71,0891 year out$85,735$15,11051University of IowaIowa City, Iowa33$75,6991 year out$94,141$22,54052University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri33$79,8941 year out$96,907$26,51253The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas33$76,3901 year out$97,042$22,50354North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, North Carolina30$83,4271 year out$91,914$31,00055South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyRapid City, South Dakota30$70,2161 year out$78,152$26,00056The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, Texas30$45,4671 year out$80,955$15,55257Oakland UniversityRochester Hills, Michigan29$77,1691 year out—$29,75058Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, New York29$74,7871 year out$117,724$22,75059University of LouisvilleLouisville, Kentucky28$74,1631 year out—$23,00060New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, New Jersey27$71,3291 year out$91,936$25,00061Kettering UniversityFlint, Michigan25$85,1051 year out$94,052—62Montana State UniversityBozeman, Montana25$64,0821 year out—$26,00063University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois23$57,2811 year out$88,853$22,24764Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, Massachusetts23$77,9941 year out—$26,25465Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas23$61,7181 year out$88,735$28,75066Milwaukee School of EngineeringMilwaukee, Wisconsin23$71,1121 year out$90,239$27,00067University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona22$72,4401 year out——68Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, Illinois22$73,0921 year out——69University of Michigan-DearbornDearborn, Michigan21—1 year out——70Lamar UniversityBeaumont, Texas21$62,0531 year out—$28,35171Inter American University of Puerto Rico-BayamonBayamon, Puerto Rico21—1 year out$65,348$12,00072University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts20$70,5541 year out—$27,00073Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, Michigan20$74,6701 year out$82,100—74University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, Wisconsin20$68,6731 year out$86,436$22,53675Morgan State UniversityBaltimore, Maryland19$74,0471 year out—$30,50076Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, Ohio19$70,1991 year out$86,815$27,00077Youngstown State UniversityYoungstown, Ohio18$69,2021 year out—$25,00078North Dakota State University-Main CampusFargo, North Dakota15$68,8731 year out$85,379$26,00079Bradley UniversityPeoria, Illinois13$68,1661 year out$86,997$25,78880University of Minnesota-DuluthDuluth, Minnesota13$77,7811 year out—$24,18581Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegeErie, Pennsylvania13$78,9751 year out$103,650$25,00082Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, Connecticut12—1 year out——83Indiana Institute of TechnologyFort Wayne, Indiana12$77,4561 year out$88,090$32,75084SUNY Maritime CollegeThroggs Neck, New York12$91,4701 year out$123,352$24,98985University of Rhode IslandKingston, Rhode Island12—1 year out$93,248—86California State University-East BayHayward, California11—1 year out——87Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityTallahassee, Florida11—1 year out——88Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, Illinois11$72,1121 year out$88,954$23,75089Wayne State UniversityDetroit, Michigan11$77,8151 year out—$24,34090Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania11—1 year out——91Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional StudiesFort Wayne, Indiana11$77,4561 year out$88,090$32,75092Louisiana Tech UniversityRuston, Louisiana10$65,7391 year out—$31,00093Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia9—1 year out——94University of South Carolina AikenAiken, South Carolina8$60,0911 year out—$22,82895East Texas A&M UniversityCommerce, Texas8$63,2691 year out——96University of VermontBurlington, Vermont8—1 year out——97Caribbean University-PoncePonce, Puerto Rico8—1 year out——98Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaSlippery Rock, Pennsylvania7—1 year out——99Colorado Christian UniversityLakewood, Colorado6—1 year out——100New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas Cruces, New Mexico6—1 year out——
Associate programs — 5 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional StudiesFort Wayne, Indiana10—1 year out——2El Paso Community CollegeEl Paso, Texas7—1 year out——3Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut6—1 year out——4Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio3—1 year out——5McLennan Community CollegeWaco, Texas2—1 year out——
Certificate programs — 7 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky60$76,0331 year out—$27,0002Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas45—1 year out——3Clemson UniversityClemson, South Carolina44—1 year out——4Northcentral Technical CollegeWausau, Wisconsin24—1 year out——5Colorado State University PuebloPueblo, Colorado8—1 year out——6The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas7—1 year out——7Louisiana Tech UniversityRuston, Louisiana1—1 year out——
US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).