Industrial Engineering at Ohio State University - Main Campus

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 Ohio State University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and approximately 61,369 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 129 students received a bachelor's degree in IE from Ohio 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.

Ohio State Industrial Engineering Degrees Available

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

Ohio State Industrial Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks IE programs across the country. The following shows how Ohio State performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The IE major at Ohio 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 Schools	66

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in IE from Ohio State. This makes it the #40 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 Ohio State IE Graduates

The median salary of IE students who receive their bachelor's degree at Ohio State is $70,911. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 6% higher than the national average of $66,838 for all IE bachelor's degree recipients.

IE Student Demographics at Ohio State

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

Ohio State Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 129 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering from Ohio State in 2020-2021, 65% were men and 35% were women. The typical IE bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% women. So female students are more repesented at Ohio State since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IE at Ohio 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 Ohio State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in IE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	88
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Ohio State Industrial Engineering Master’s Program

The IE program at Ohio State awarded 24 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 54% of these degrees went to men with the other 46% going to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Nuclear Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• General Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Other 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 OH, the home state for Ohio State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Industrial Engineers	15,440	$84,060
Industrial Production Managers	11,380	$109,190
Architectural and Engineering Managers	6,160	$135,360
Engineering Professors	1,530	$113,110

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.