Industrial Engineering at Auburn University

Every industrial engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the IE program at Auburn University stacks up to those at other schools.

Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and has a total student population of 30,737. In 2021, 123 IE majors received their bachelor's degree from Auburn.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Industrial Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Auburn Industrial Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IE
• Master’s Degree in IE
• Doctorate Degree in IE

Online Classes Are Available at Auburn

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Auburn does offer online courses in IE for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Auburn Industrial Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks IE programs across the country. The following shows how Auburn performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The IE major at Auburn is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Industrial Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Industrial Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools	6
Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	20
Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools	50

In 2021, 27 students received their master’s degree in IE from Auburn. This makes it the #36 most popular school for IE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in IE, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Auburn IE Graduates

The median salary of IE students who receive their bachelor's degree at Auburn is $66,558. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $66,838 for all IE students.

IE Student Demographics at Auburn

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IE majors at Auburn University.

Auburn Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Program

The IE program at Auburn awarded 123 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 59% of these degrees went to men with the other 41% going to women. The typical IE bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% women. So female students are more repesented at Auburn since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IE at Auburn are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Auburn University with a bachelor's in IE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	103
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Auburn Industrial Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 27 students who graduated with a master’s in IE from Auburn in 2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

Of the students who received a IE master's degree from Auburn, 63% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Auburn University with a master's in IE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Auburn also has a doctoral program available in IE. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Polymer & Plastics Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Biological Engineering

Careers That IE Grads May Go Into

A degree in IE can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AL, the home state for Auburn University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Industrial Engineers	5,630	$87,870
Industrial Production Managers	3,530	$103,430
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,290	$138,470
Engineering Professors	530	$107,400

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Robert S. Donovan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.