Industrial Engineering at Clemson 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 Clemson University stacks up to those at other schools.

Clemson is located in Clemson, South Carolina and has a total student population of 26,406. Of the 5,155 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Clemson University in 2021, 160 of them were industrial engineering majors.

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.

Clemson Industrial Engineering Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in IE (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in IE
• Master’s Degree in IE
• Doctorate Degree in IE

Clemson Industrial Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks IE programs across the country. The following shows how Clemson 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 Clemson 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
	2
Most Focused Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	14
	27

In 2021, 58 students received their master’s degree in IE from Clemson. This makes it the #12 most popular school for IE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in IE, making the school the #19 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Clemson IE Graduates

The median salary of IE students who receive their bachelor's degree at Clemson is $65,182. This is less than $66,838, which is the national average of all IE majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

IE Student Demographics at Clemson

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

Clemson Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 69% of IE bachelor's degrees went to men and 31% went to women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IE at Clemson 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 Clemson University with a bachelor's in IE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	123
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Clemson Industrial Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 58 students earned a master's degree in IE from Clemson. About 29% of these graduates were women and the other 71% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	29
International Students	23
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Clemson also has a doctoral program available in IE. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Agricultural Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Computer 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 SC, the home state for Clemson University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Industrial Engineers	7,130	$87,080
Industrial Production Managers	3,000	$115,760
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,770	$132,810
Engineering Professors	610	$98,390

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 hager.angie under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.