Industrial Engineering at Iowa State University

What traits are you looking for in a ie school? To help you decide if Iowa State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's ie program.

Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and has a total student population of 31,822.

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.

Iowa State Industrial Engineering Degrees Available

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

Iowa State Industrial Engineering Rankings

The ie major at Iowa State 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.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in ie, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

IE Student Demographics at Iowa State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ie majors at Iowa State University.

Iowa State Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of ie bachelor's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ie at Iowa State 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 Iowa State University with a bachelor's in ie.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	82
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Iowa State Industrial Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of ie master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Industrial Engineering

If you plan to be a ie major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Iowa State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Industrial Engineering	149

Related Majors

• Systems Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Construction Engineering
• Engineering Mechanics

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 IA, the home state for Iowa State University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Industrial Production Managers	3,490	$98,040
Industrial Engineers	2,610	$82,770
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,120	$119,230
Engineering Professors	570	$116,060

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 Jamo2008 under License

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