Industrial Engineering at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

What traits are you looking for in a IE school? To help you decide if University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's IE program.

U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and approximately 47,907 students attend the school each year. Of the 9,144 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor in 2021, 187 of them were industrial engineering majors.

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.

U-M Industrial Engineering Degrees Available

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

U-M Industrial Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks IE programs across the country. The following shows how U-M performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The IE major at U-M 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 Schools	34

In 2021, 97 students received their master’s degree in IE from U-M. This makes it the #5 most popular school for IE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in IE, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do IE Graduates from U-M Make?

The median salary of IE students who receive their bachelor's degree at U-M is $75,644. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 13% higher than the national average of $66,838 for all IE bachelor's degree recipients.

IE Student Demographics at U-M

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

U-M Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 187 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in IE from U-M. About 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical IE bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% women. So female students are more repesented at U-M since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IE at U-M are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Michigan - Ann Arbor with a bachelor's in IE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	30
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	101
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

U-M Industrial Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of IE master's degrees went to men and 35% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	29
International Students	57
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

U-M also has a doctoral program available in IE. In 2021, 12 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Engineering Science
• Construction Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Engineering Physics

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 MI, the home state for University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Industrial Engineers	31,520	$89,330
Industrial Production Managers	13,110	$118,760
Architectural and Engineering Managers	10,460	$132,810
Engineering Professors	1,640	$106,740

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 Dwight Burdette under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.