Industrial Engineering at University of Louisville

If you plan to study industrial engineering, take a look at what University of Louisville has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UofL is located in Louisville, Kentucky and approximately 22,211 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 36 IE majors received their bachelor's degree from UofL.

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.

UofL Industrial Engineering Degrees Available

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

UofL Industrial Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IE progam at UofL 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 UofL 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
	45

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in IE from UofL. This makes it the #60 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.

How Much Do IE Graduates from UofL Make?

The median salary of IE students who receive their bachelor's degree at UofL is $67,572. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 1% higher than the national average of $66,838 for all IE bachelor's degree recipients.

IE Student Demographics at UofL

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

UofL Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 36 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering from UofL in 2020-2021, 61% were men and 39% were women. The typical IE bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% women. So female students are more repesented at UofL since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IE at UofL 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 Louisville with a bachelor's in IE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	25
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UofL Industrial Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 IE majors earned their master's degree from UofL. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Of the students who received a IE master's degree from UofL, 63% 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 Louisville with a master's in IE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Environmental Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Electrical 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 KY, the home state for University of Louisville.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Industrial Engineers	5,410	$79,170
Industrial Production Managers	3,800	$97,340
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,940	$117,490
Engineering Professors	170	$80,500

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 Ken Lund under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.