Industrial Engineering at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

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

Pitt is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and approximately 32,277 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,522 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus in 2021, 85 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.

Pitt Industrial Engineering Degrees Available

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

Pitt Industrial Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IE progam at Pitt compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Pitt 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	55

In 2021, 28 students received their master’s degree in IE from Pitt. This makes it the #35 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.

Earnings of Pitt IE Graduates

The median salary of IE students who receive their bachelor's degree at Pitt is $70,813. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 6% higher than the national average of $66,838 for all IE bachelor's degree recipients.

IE Student Demographics at Pitt

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

Pitt Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 85 IE students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Pitt, about 54% were men and 46% were women. The typical IE bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% women. So female students are more repesented at Pitt since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IE at Pitt 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 Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus with a bachelor's in IE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	51
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Pitt Industrial Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 28 students who earned a master's degree in Industrial Engineering from Pitt in 2020-2021, 61% were men and 39% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Metallurgical Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Materials 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 PA, the home state for University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Industrial Engineers	9,280	$86,080
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,220	$150,400
Industrial Production Managers	6,490	$111,500
Engineering Professors	2,950	$114,870

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 Crazypaco under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.