Industrial Engineering at University of Massachusetts Amherst

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

UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 31,642.

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.

UMass Amherst Industrial Engineering Degrees Available

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

UMass Amherst Industrial Engineering Rankings

The ie major at UMass Amherst 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in ie, making the school the #44 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

IE Student Demographics at UMass Amherst

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ie majors at University of Massachusetts Amherst.

UMass Amherst Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of ie bachelor's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ie at UMass Amherst 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 Massachusetts Amherst with a bachelor's in ie.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UMass Amherst Industrial Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of ie master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

In the ie master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Industrial Engineering

The following ie concentations are available at University of Massachusetts Amherst. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Massachusetts Amherst. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Industrial Engineering	33

Related Majors

• Environmental Engineering
• Polymer & Plastics Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Chemical 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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Industrial Engineers	10,720	$102,210
Architectural and Engineering Managers	8,190	$156,250
Industrial Production Managers	5,590	$126,630
Engineering Professors	1,880	$135,140

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 Lion Hirth under License

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