Industrial Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and approximately 44,640 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 105 IE majors received their bachelor's degree from UW - Madison.

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.

UW - Madison Industrial Engineering Degrees Available

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

UW - Madison Industrial Engineering Rankings

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

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 UW - Madison 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 Industrial Engineering Schools	5
Most Focused Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	21
Most Focused Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	54

In 2021, 32 students received their master’s degree in IE from UW - Madison. This makes it the #31 most popular school for IE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in IE, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UW - Madison IE Graduates

The median salary of IE students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW - Madison is $74,061. This is 11% higher than $66,838, which is the national average for all IE bachelor's degree recipients.

IE Student Demographics at UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 105 students earned a bachelor's degree in IE from UW - Madison. About 37% of these graduates were women and the other 63% were men. The typical IE bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% women. So female students are more repesented at UW - Madison since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IE at UW - Madison 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 Wisconsin - Madison with a bachelor's in IE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	69
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UW - Madison Industrial Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students earned a master's degree in IE from UW - Madison. About 53% of these graduates were women and the other 47% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UW - Madison also has a doctoral program available in IE. In 2021, 13 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Engineering Physics
• Systems Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Geoscience Engineering
• Nuclear 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Industrial Engineers	9,290	$77,260
Industrial Production Managers	6,580	$110,250
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,530	$122,400
Engineering Professors	500	$103,980

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 Czar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.