Industrial Engineering at University of Central Florida

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 University of Central Florida stacks up to those at other schools.

UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and has a total student population of 71,881. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 138 students received a bachelor's degree in IE from UCF.

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.

UCF Industrial Engineering Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UCF

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

UCF does offer online education options in IE for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

UCF Industrial Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The IE major at UCF 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 Focused Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	23
Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	32
Most Focused Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	57

In 2021, 52 students received their master’s degree in IE from UCF. This makes it the #14 most popular school for IE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in IE, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UCF IE Graduates

The median salary of IE students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCF is $65,314. This is less than $66,838, which is the national average of all IE majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

IE Student Demographics at UCF

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IE majors at University of Central Florida.

UCF Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 138 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in IE from UCF. About 64% were men and 36% were women. The typical IE bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% women. So female students are more repesented at UCF since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% 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 University of Central Florida with a bachelor's in IE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	50
White	56
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UCF Industrial Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 52 students graduated with a master's degree in IE from UCF. About 58% were men and 42% were women.

Of the students who received a IE master's degree from UCF, 52% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the IE master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 35% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	27
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UCF also has a doctoral program available in IE. In 2021, 14 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Biomedical Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Civil 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 FL, the home state for University of Central Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Industrial Engineers	10,570	$77,410
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,030	$129,850
Industrial Production Managers	5,540	$107,160
Engineering Professors	1,170	$117,170

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 Breezy Baldwin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.