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Industrial Engineering at Northeastern University

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

Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 22,905.

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.

Northeastern Industrial Engineering Degrees Available

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

Northeastern Industrial Engineering Rankings

The ie major at Northeastern 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 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in ie, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

IE Student Demographics at Northeastern

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

Northeastern Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Program

45% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 55% of ie bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. The typical ie bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% women. So female students are more repesented at Northeastern since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its ie bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 27
International Students 17
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Northeastern Industrial Engineering Master’s Program

10% Women
5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 90% of ie master's degrees went to men and 10% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 56
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northeastern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Industrial Engineering 207

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 MA, the home state for Northeastern University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Industrial Engineers 10,720 $102,210
Architectural and Engineering Managers 8,190 $156,250
Industrial Production Managers 5,590 $126,630
Engineering Professors 1,880 $135,140

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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