Industrial Engineering at Lehigh University

If you plan to study industrial engineering, take a look at what Lehigh University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Lehigh is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and approximately 7,067 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 52 students received a bachelor's degree in IE from Lehigh.

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.

Lehigh Industrial Engineering Degrees Available

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

Lehigh Industrial Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IE progam at Lehigh compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The IE major at Lehigh 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
Most Focused Industrial Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools	11
Most Focused Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14
Most Popular Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	37
Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools	44
	47

In 2021, 39 students received their master’s degree in IE from Lehigh. This makes it the #23 most popular school for IE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in IE, making the school the #35 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Lehigh IE Graduates

The median salary of IE students who receive their bachelor's degree at Lehigh is $72,069. This is 8% higher than $66,838, which is the national average for all IE bachelor's degree recipients.

IE Student Demographics at Lehigh

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

Lehigh Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 52 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in IE from Lehigh in 2021, 54% were men and 46% were women. The typical IE bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% women. So female students are more repesented at Lehigh since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IE at Lehigh 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 Lehigh University with a bachelor's in IE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	30
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Lehigh Industrial Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of IE master's degrees went to men and 41% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	12
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Lehigh also has a doctoral program available in IE. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Manufacturing Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Polymer & Plastics 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 PA, the home state for Lehigh University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Industrial Engineers	9,280	$86,080
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,220	$150,400
Industrial Production Managers	6,490	$111,500
Engineering Professors	2,950	$114,870

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 IR393DEME under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.