Industrial Engineering
144 colleges offer Industrial Engineering in the College Scorecard data. Graduates leave with an average federal debt of $42,484, from $24,553 at the lowest program to $57,662 at the highest. One year after graduating they earn $66,472 on average, from $32,617 at the lowest program to $84,644 at the highest.
Is an Industrial Engineering degree worth it?
Across 88 bachelor's programs that report earnings, the median pays its graduates $66,635 a year after graduation, and the middle half pay between $63,889 and $70,838. The median for all majors is $37,050. At the median program, graduates who borrowed owe $35,197. Debt is 0.53x first-year earnings, which ranks 30th of 147 majors, where 1st carries the least debt for the pay.
These are earnings one year after graduating, for students who received federal aid. Majors that lead to graduate school, or to careers that start slowly, look worse here than they will ten years on.
Details
- Number of Offering Colleges: 144
- Average Debt on Graduation: $42,484
- Expected Earnings 1 Year After: $66,472
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Median earnings 1 year after graduation for this major
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| CETYS Universidad | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Caribbean University-Ponce | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Caribbean University-Bayamon | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Vermont | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Texas A&M University-Kingsville | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| St. Mary's University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Lamar University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| East Texas A&M University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| South Carolina State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of South Carolina Aiken | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Francis Marion University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Temple University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Gannon University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Hofstra University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Columbia University in the City of New York | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| New Mexico State University-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Navajo Technical University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Wayne State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Michigan-Dearborn | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Lawrence Technological University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Kettering University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Baker College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Western New England University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Johns Hopkins University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Wichita State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Fort Hays State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Saint Ambrose University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Indiana Institute of Technology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Quinnipiac University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of New Haven | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Colorado State University Pueblo | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of San Diego | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| California State University-Northridge | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| California State University-East Bay | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| California Baptist University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Arizona | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $32,617 |
| University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $49,436 |
| Kent State University at Kent | Bachelor's Degree | $36,068 | $38,530 | $52,124 |
| The University of Texas at El Paso | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $52,972 |
| Northern Illinois University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $58,020 |
| The University of Texas at Arlington | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $58,154 |
| University of Miami | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $58,892 |
| Liberty University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $60,079 |
| Youngstown State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $60,563 |
| University of Rhode Island | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $60,566 |
| Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $24,002 | $60,658 |
| Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $60,837 |
| University at Buffalo | Bachelor's Degree | $37,004 | No data | $61,581 |
| Texas State University | Bachelor's Degree | $32,765 | $20,030 | $62,455 |
| North Dakota State University-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $62,818 |
| Texas Tech University | Bachelor's Degree | $24,553 | No data | $62,931 |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $63,317 |
| Louisiana Tech University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $63,686 |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $63,809 |
| Mississippi State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $63,878 |
| Ohio University-Zanesville Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $63,889 |
| Ohio University-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $63,889 |
| Ohio University-Lancaster Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $63,889 |
| Ohio University-Southern Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $63,889 |
| Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $63,889 |
| Ohio University-Eastern Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $63,889 |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $63,963 |
| Binghamton University | Bachelor's Degree | $32,921 | No data | $63,977 |
| South Dakota School of Mines and Technology | Bachelor's Degree | $27,608 | No data | $64,319 |
| University of South Florida | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $64,651 |
| Montana State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $64,779 |
| San Jose State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $65,042 |
| University of Minnesota-Duluth | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $65,106 |
| Clemson University | Bachelor's Degree | $52,334 | $46,079 | $65,182 |
| University of Central Florida | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $65,314 |
| California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $65,420 |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $65,458 |
| Florida State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $65,561 |
| Oregon State University-Cascades Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $65,943 |
| Oregon State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $65,943 |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh | Bachelor's Degree | $35,537 | No data | $66,081 |
| Morgan State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $66,187 |
| West Virginia University | Bachelor's Degree | $45,745 | $36,917 | $66,292 |
| Auburn University | Bachelor's Degree | $49,368 | No data | $66,558 |
| University of Wisconsin-Platteville | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $66,712 |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $66,964 |
| Bradley University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $66,979 |
| University of Arkansas | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $67,048 |
| Iowa State University | Bachelor's Degree | $37,628 | $19,377 | $67,086 |
| Texas A&M University-College Station | Bachelor's Degree | $34,330 | $26,987 | $67,166 |
| University of Iowa | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $67,231 |
| University of Louisville | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $67,572 |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | Bachelor's Degree | $41,181 | No data | $67,765 |
| University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $68,265 |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $68,675 |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $68,901 |
| The Pennsylvania State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $45,565 | $69,173 |
| University of Illinois Chicago | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $69,412 |
| Western Michigan University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $69,454 |
| Northeastern University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $69,499 |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $70,127 |
| University of Missouri-Columbia | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $70,396 |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $70,511 |
| University of Southern California | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $70,709 |
| Purdue University-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | $47,904 | $30,812 | $70,780 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | Bachelor's Degree | $38,813 | No data | $70,813 |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $29,077 | $70,911 |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $35,197 | $70,925 |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $71,306 |
| Oakland University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $71,468 |
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $72,052 |
| Lehigh University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $72,069 |
| Kansas State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $72,147 |
| University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus | Bachelor's Degree | $55,914 | No data | $72,315 |
| University of Connecticut-Stamford | Bachelor's Degree | $55,914 | No data | $72,315 |
| University of Connecticut-Avery Point | Bachelor's Degree | $55,914 | No data | $72,315 |
| University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus | Bachelor's Degree | $55,914 | No data | $72,315 |
| University of Connecticut | Bachelor's Degree | $55,914 | No data | $72,315 |
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $72,455 |
| California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $47,952 | $72,643 |
| University of Houston | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $72,713 |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $72,720 |
| North Carolina A & T State University | Bachelor's Degree | $38,260 | $28,449 | $73,414 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $74,061 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | $57,662 | $40,745 | $74,354 |
| SUNY Maritime College | Bachelor's Degree | $27,887 | No data | $74,670 |
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $58,067 | $75,644 |
| Northwestern University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $84,644 |
| American University of Beirut | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Concordia University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico - San German Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Puerto Rico-Humacao | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Barranquitas | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Methodist University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| William Penn University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Indianapolis | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Colorado Christian University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |