Industrial Engineering at Mississippi State University

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

Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and approximately 22,986 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 57 students received a bachelor's degree in IE from Mississippi State.

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.

Mississippi State Industrial Engineering Degrees Available

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

Mississippi State Industrial Engineering Rankings

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

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 Mississippi 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in IE from Mississippi State. This makes it the #50 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 Mississippi State IE Graduates

The median salary of IE students who receive their bachelor's degree at Mississippi State is $63,878. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $66,838 for all IE students.

IE Student Demographics at Mississippi State

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

Mississippi State Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 57 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in IE from Mississippi State in 2021, 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical IE bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% women. So female students are more repesented at Mississippi State since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IE at Mississippi 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 Mississippi State University with a bachelor's in IE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	37
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Mississippi State Industrial Engineering Master’s Program

The IE program at Mississippi State awarded 13 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 62% of these degrees went to men with the other 38% going to women.

Of the students who received a IE master's degree from Mississippi State, 62% 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 Mississippi State University with a master's in IE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Petroleum Engineering
• General Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical 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 MS, the home state for Mississippi State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Industrial Engineers	1,830	$82,040
Industrial Production Managers	1,800	$97,780
Architectural and Engineering Managers	890	$122,550
Engineering Professors	190	$102,730

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.