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General Industrial Engineering at Northern Illinois University

If you plan to study General Industrial Engineering, consider the program at Northern Illinois University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Northern Illinois University is located in Dekalb, IL.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 66 general industrial engineering degrees were granted at Northern Illinois University.

Studying Online at Northern Illinois University

Online coursework is an option at Northern Illinois University. Among 15,414 students, 2,197 (14%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 7,937 (51%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of General Industrial Engineering graduates at Northern Illinois University, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, General Industrial Engineering graduates at Northern Illinois University are 15% women (10) and 85% men (56).

General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Program at Northern Illinois University

Of the 19 bachelor’s general industrial engineering graduates at Northern Illinois University, 32% were women (6) and 68% were men (13).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Industrial Engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at Northern Illinois University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	9
Hispanic / Latino	4
Black / African American	1
Asian	1
Two or More Races	2
International (Nonresident)	2

Minority students account for 42% of General Industrial Engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at Northern Illinois University, higher than the national average of 36%.*

General Industrial Engineering Master’s Program at Northern Illinois University

Of the 47 master’s general industrial engineering degrees awarded at Northern Illinois University, 9% were women (4) and 91% were men (43).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Industrial Engineering master’s degree recipients at Northern Illinois University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	3
Black / African American	1
International (Nonresident)	43

Minority students account for 2% of General Industrial Engineering master’s degree recipients at Northern Illinois University, below the national average of 11%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for General Industrial Engineering Graduates

Graduates of the General Industrial Engineering program at Northern Illinois University pursue many career paths. Here are the highest-paying careers for General Industrial Engineering majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Biofuels Production Managers	$164,096
Geothermal Production Managers	$160,381
Biomass Power Plant Managers	$146,025
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	$128,495
Industrial Production Managers	$126,666
Industrial Engineers	$120,863
Quality Control Systems Managers	$108,531
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$101,277
Manufacturing Engineers	$91,427
Hydroelectric Production Managers	$91,208

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.