Industrial Engineering at Northwestern University

If you are interested in studying industrial engineering, you may want to check out the program at Northwestern University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603.

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.

Northwestern Industrial Engineering Degrees Available

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

Northwestern Industrial Engineering Rankings

The ie major at Northwestern 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 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.

IE Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of ie bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 Northwestern University with a bachelor's in ie.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	24
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Northwestern Industrial Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of ie master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Industrial Engineering

The following ie concentations are available at Northwestern University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northwestern University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Industrial Engineering	91

Related Majors

• Engineering Mechanics
• General Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• Environmental Engineering
• Manufacturing 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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Industrial Production Managers	10,620	$104,540
Architectural and Engineering Managers	9,760	$136,270
Industrial Engineers	9,760	$88,850
Engineering Professors	1,330	$114,010

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 Madcoverboy at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.