Industrial Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and approximately 30,559 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,356 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville in 2021, 37 of them were industrial engineering majors.

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.

UT Knoxville Industrial Engineering Degrees Available

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

UT Knoxville Industrial Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IE progam at UT Knoxville compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 UT Knoxville 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	24
	24
Most Focused Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	76

In 2021, 35 students received their master’s degree in IE from UT Knoxville. This makes it the #27 most popular school for IE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in IE, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UT Knoxville IE Graduates

The median salary of IE students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Knoxville is $72,052. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 8% higher than the national average of $66,838 for all IE bachelor's degree recipients.

IE Student Demographics at UT Knoxville

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IE majors at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

UT Knoxville Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of IE bachelor's degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IE at UT Knoxville 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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville with a bachelor's in IE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	26
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UT Knoxville Industrial Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 students earned a master's degree in IE from UT Knoxville. About 29% of these graduates were women and the other 71% were men.

Of the students who received a IE master's degree from UT Knoxville, 74% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	26
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UT Knoxville also has a doctoral program available in IE. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Engineering Science
• Environmental Engineering
• Agricultural Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Computer 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 TN, the home state for The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Industrial Engineers	5,390	$84,070
Industrial Production Managers	4,360	$101,670
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,300	$129,320
Engineering Professors	610	$107,480

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 Nightryder84 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.