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Bachelor's · Engineering

Industrial Engineering (Bachelor's): earnings by school

100 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$77,946
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$97,790
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$20,824
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 96 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $91,630 and $102,563. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Northwestern University IL$95,993$138,720$13,992
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus GA—$128,003$20,071
Lehigh University PA$84,946$121,498$19,000
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI$87,932$117,930$20,500
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA$81,066$116,641$20,500
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo CA$89,961$112,797$18,999
University of Southern California CA$86,653$112,150$22,500
University of Connecticut CT$77,753$111,672$20,824
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus CT$77,753$111,672$20,824
University of Connecticut-Avery Point CT$77,753$111,672$20,824
University of Connecticut-Stamford CT$77,753$111,672$20,824
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus CT$77,753$111,672$20,824
Northeastern University MA$82,701$111,430$23,750
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI$83,954$110,711$19,750
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA$87,802$109,575—
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville TN$80,441$107,093$12,000
Purdue University-Main Campus IN$84,842$107,031$19,000
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH$82,850$106,932$19,250
Rochester Institute of Technology NY$83,394$105,313$27,250
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College PA$81,854$104,758$25,625
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA$81,854$104,758$25,625
University of Louisville KY$82,558$104,538—
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL$83,615$103,143$20,000
SUNY Maritime College NY—$102,563—
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ$76,898$102,439$21,500
Oakland University MI$76,801$102,222—
Wayne State University MI$74,081$101,990—
Oregon State University OR$76,674$101,653$19,392
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus OR$76,674$101,653$19,392
Worcester Polytechnic Institute MA$87,375$101,554$23,249
New Jersey Institute of Technology NJ$77,703$101,547$24,000
University of Missouri-Columbia MO$74,704$101,380$21,454
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC$83,292$100,172$17,464
Auburn University AL$75,473$99,441$19,000
Ohio University-Eastern Campus OH$77,633$99,364—
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus OH$77,633$99,364—
Ohio University-Southern Campus OH$77,633$99,364—
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus OH$77,633$99,364—
Ohio University-Main Campus OH$77,633$99,364—
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus OH$77,633$99,364—
West Virginia University WV$79,027$99,180$23,335
University of Miami FL$81,506$99,068$22,375
University of Arkansas AR$80,857$98,765$21,537
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus PA$79,739$98,654$22,750
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute NY$83,823$98,509$19,718
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus OK$72,727$98,394$19,500
Texas Tech University TX$81,283$98,266$25,000
University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA$82,123$97,791$27,000
The University of Texas at Arlington TX$70,875$97,788$18,476
University of Minnesota-Duluth MN$67,042$97,732$26,450
Florida State University FL$82,823$96,504—
Texas A&M University-College Station TX$80,713$95,918$17,148
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona CA$82,978$95,835$12,750
Binghamton University NY$75,151$95,354$18,257
University of Iowa IA$76,637$95,347$25,125
University of Alabama in Huntsville AL$88,803$95,153$19,500
Liberty University VA—$94,928—
University of Houston TX$85,212$94,814$16,250
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College LA$74,039$94,748$20,812
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus OK$78,008$94,692$16,750
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ$86,353$94,382$17,500
California State University-East Bay CA—$93,793—
North Carolina A & T State University NC$76,970$93,183$26,500
Kansas State University KS$76,806$93,098$11,000
Iowa State University IA$78,621$92,914$23,250
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology SD$78,011$92,815$25,431
Clemson University SC$78,339$92,491$21,500
Mississippi State University MS$70,572$92,332$21,750
Western Michigan University MI$79,387$92,306—
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN$78,646$92,241$20,500
Lamar University TX$67,360$91,806—
University of Central Florida FL$77,227$91,630$16,500
East Texas A&M University TX$48,991$91,614—
Texas State University TX$77,946$90,729$24,742
University of Rhode Island RI$76,265$90,399$25,500
Indiana Institute of Technology IN$75,692$90,363$30,215
Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies IN$75,692$90,363$30,215
University of South Florida FL$73,833$90,040$17,597
Bradley University IL$84,017$89,362$27,000
University of Wisconsin-Platteville WI$79,514$88,918$22,190
Louisiana Tech University LA—$88,619—
Montana State University MT—$88,087—
Milwaukee School of Engineering WI$75,297$87,279$27,000
Youngstown State University OH—$86,340—
Kettering University MI$85,982$86,265$21,961
University of Illinois Chicago IL$72,129$86,202$20,500
University at Buffalo NY$72,435$86,118$16,375
North Dakota State University-Main Campus ND$79,610$84,016$27,000
University of Michigan-Dearborn MI$83,246——
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee WI$73,322$82,763—
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville IL$81,454$82,744—
Northern Illinois University IL$79,613$82,584$20,000
The University of Texas at El Paso TX$55,166$82,391$10,882
Morgan State University MD$79,194$81,416—
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez PR$48,307$75,096$8,375
Kent State University at Kent OH$66,043$72,958—
Wichita State University KS$71,961—$21,000
University of South Carolina Aiken SC$71,708——
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon PR$26,984$56,541—
Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico PR$48,200—$23,000