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. In 2021, 87 IE majors received their bachelor's degree from Northeastern.

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
• Doctorate Degree in IE

Northeastern Industrial Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IE progam at Northeastern 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	8
Most Popular Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	9
Most Popular Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	18
	21
	23
Best Industrial Engineering Schools	38

In 2021, 108 students received their master’s degree in IE from Northeastern. This makes it the #3 most popular school for IE master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of Northeastern IE Graduates

The median salary of IE students who receive their bachelor's degree at Northeastern is $69,499. This is 4% higher than $66,838, which is the national average for all IE bachelor's degree recipients.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 87 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in IE from Northeastern. About 62% were men and 38% were 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 6% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	31
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Northeastern Industrial Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 108 IE majors earned their master's degree from Northeastern. Of these graduates, 92% were men and 8% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	107
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Northeastern also has a doctoral program available in IE. In 2021, 12 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Robotics Engineering
• Operations Research
• Systems Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By (User:Piotrus) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.