Industrial Engineering at University of Houston

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

UH is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 47,090. In 2021, 34 IE majors received their bachelor's degree from UH.

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.

UH Industrial Engineering Degrees Available

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

UH Industrial Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks IE programs across the country. The following shows how UH 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 UH 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 Master’s Degree Schools	13
Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools	16
Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	27
Most Popular Industrial Engineering Schools	30
Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	38

In 2021, 55 students received their master’s degree in IE from UH. This makes it the #13 most popular school for IE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in IE, making the school the #40 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UH IE Graduates

The median salary of IE students who receive their bachelor's degree at UH is $72,713. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 9% higher than the national average of $66,838 for all IE bachelor's degree recipients.

IE Student Demographics at UH

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

UH Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 IE majors earned their bachelor's degree from UH. Of these graduates, 62% were men and 38% were women. The typical IE bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% women. So female students are more repesented at UH since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% 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 Houston with a bachelor's in IE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	4
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UH Industrial Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 55 students graduated with a master's degree in IE from UH. About 91% were men and 9% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	50
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UH also has a doctoral program available in IE. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Surveying Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Systems 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 TX, the home state for University of Houston.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Industrial Engineers	17,910	$109,880
Architectural and Engineering Managers	12,920	$167,280
Industrial Production Managers	11,510	$122,810
Engineering Professors	3,890	$123,200

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 RJN2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.