Industrial Engineering at University of Iowa

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 Iowa stacks up to those at other schools.

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and has a total student population of 30,318. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 52 students received a bachelor's degree in IE from Iowa.

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.

Iowa Industrial Engineering Degrees Available

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

Iowa Industrial Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks IE programs across the country. The following shows how Iowa 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 Iowa 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	30
Most Focused Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	36
Most Focused Industrial Engineering Schools	84

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in IE from Iowa. This makes it the #47 most popular school for IE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in IE, making the school the #35 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Iowa IE Graduates

The median salary of IE students who receive their bachelor's degree at Iowa is $67,231. This is 1% higher than $66,838, which is the national average for all IE bachelor's degree recipients.

IE Student Demographics at Iowa

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

Iowa Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Program

The IE program at Iowa awarded 52 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 60% of these degrees went to men with the other 40% going to women. The typical IE bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% women. So female students are more repesented at Iowa since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IE at Iowa 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 University of Iowa with a bachelor's in IE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	43
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Iowa Industrial Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 15 students who earned a master's degree in Industrial Engineering from Iowa in 2020-2021, 80% were men and 20% were women.

Of the students who received a IE master's degree from Iowa, 53% 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 University of Iowa with a master's in IE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Iowa also has a doctoral program available in IE. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Engineering
• General Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Chemical 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 IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Industrial Production Managers	3,490	$98,040
Industrial Engineers	2,610	$82,770
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,120	$119,230
Engineering Professors	570	$116,060

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 KMSatoh202 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.