Industrial Engineering at University of Michigan - Dearborn

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

UM Dearborn is located in Dearborn, Michigan and has a total student population of 8,783. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received a bachelor's degree in IE from UM Dearborn.

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.

UM Dearborn Industrial Engineering Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UM Dearborn

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UM Dearborn offers distance education options for IE at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UM Dearborn Industrial Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks IE programs across the country. The following shows how UM Dearborn 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 UM Dearborn 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 Master’s Degree Schools	32
Most Popular Industrial Engineering Schools	42

In 2021, 61 students received their master’s degree in IE from UM Dearborn. This makes it the #11 most popular school for IE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in IE, making the school the #47 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

IE Student Demographics at UM Dearborn

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

UM Dearborn Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 IE majors earned their bachelor's degree from UM Dearborn. Of these graduates, 38% were men and 62% were women. The typical IE bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% women. So female students are more repesented at UM Dearborn since its program graduates 30% more women than average.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IE at UM Dearborn 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 Michigan - Dearborn with a bachelor's in IE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UM Dearborn Industrial Engineering Master’s Program

The IE program at UM Dearborn awarded 61 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 72% of these degrees went to men with the other 28% going to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	14
International Students	37
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UM Dearborn also has a doctoral program available in IE. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Robotics Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Biomedical 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 MI, the home state for University of Michigan - Dearborn.

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 Dave Parker under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.