Industrial Engineering at Western Michigan University

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

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and approximately 19,887 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,747 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Michigan University in 2021, 14 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.

WMU Industrial Engineering Degrees Available

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

WMU Industrial Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IE progam at WMU 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 WMU 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
	33
Most Popular Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	87

In 2021, 43 students received their master’s degree in IE from WMU. This makes it the #17 most popular school for IE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in IE, making the school the #35 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of WMU IE Graduates

The median salary of IE students who receive their bachelor's degree at WMU is $69,454. This is 4% higher than $66,838, which is the national average for all IE bachelor's degree recipients.

IE Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 14 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in IE from WMU in 2021, 57% were men and 43% were women. The typical IE bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% women. So female students are more repesented at WMU since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IE at WMU 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 Western Michigan University with a bachelor's in IE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WMU Industrial Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of IE master's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	41
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WMU also has a doctoral program available in IE. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Engineering
• Paper Science & Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
• Electrical 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 Western Michigan University.

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 TheKuLeR under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.