Industrial Engineering at San Jose State 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 San Jose State University stacks up to those at other schools.

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and has a total student population of 36,208. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 72 students received a bachelor's degree in IE from San Jose 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.

San Jose State Industrial Engineering Degrees Available

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

San Jose State Industrial Engineering Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The IE major at San Jose 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
Most Popular Industrial Engineering Schools	26
	33
Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	59

In 2021, 33 students received their master’s degree in IE from San Jose State. This makes it the #28 most popular school for IE master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do IE Graduates from San Jose State Make?

The median salary of IE students who receive their bachelor's degree at San Jose State is $65,042. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $66,838 for all IE students.

IE Student Demographics at San Jose State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IE majors at San Jose State University.

San Jose State Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Program

The IE program at San Jose State awarded 72 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 69% of these degrees went to men with the other 31% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% 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 San Jose State University with a bachelor's in IE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	25
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	13
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

San Jose State Industrial Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students earned a master's degree in IE from San Jose State. About 42% of these graduates were women and the other 58% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	1
International Students	22
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

San Jose State also has a doctoral program available in IE. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Materials Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• General Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
• Biomedical 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 CA, the home state for San Jose State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Industrial Engineers	26,220	$107,810
Industrial Production Managers	19,910	$123,110
Engineering Professors	2,400	$129,790

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.