Median earnings of industrial engineering graduates (bachelor's degree) one year after graduation, at 93 colleges. National median: $77,946, rising to $97,791 after four years.
| # | College | State | Earnings after 1 yr | After 4 yrs | Median debt |
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| 1 | Northwestern University | IL | $95,993 | $138,720 | $13,992 |
| 2 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | CA | $89,961 | $112,797 | $18,999 |
| 3 | University of Alabama in Huntsville | AL | $88,803 | $95,153 | $19,500 |
| 4 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | MI | $87,932 | $117,930 | $20,500 |
| 5 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | WA | $87,802 | $109,575 | — |
| 6 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | MA | $87,375 | $101,554 | $23,249 |
| 7 | University of Southern California | CA | $86,653 | $112,150 | $22,500 |
| 8 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | NJ | $86,353 | $94,382 | $17,500 |
| 9 | Kettering University | MI | $85,982 | $86,265 | $21,961 |
| 10 | University of Houston | TX | $85,212 | $94,814 | $16,250 |
| 11 | Lehigh University | PA | $84,946 | $121,498 | $19,000 |
| 12 | Purdue University-Main Campus | IN | $84,842 | $107,031 | $19,000 |
| 13 | Bradley University | IL | $84,017 | $89,362 | $27,000 |
| 14 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | WI | $83,954 | $110,711 | $19,750 |
| 15 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | NY | $83,823 | $98,509 | $19,718 |
| 16 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | IL | $83,615 | $103,143 | $20,000 |
| 17 | Rochester Institute of Technology | NY | $83,394 | $105,313 | $27,250 |
| 18 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | NC | $83,292 | $100,172 | $17,464 |
| 19 | University of Michigan-Dearborn | MI | $83,246 | — | — |
| 20 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | CA | $82,978 | $95,835 | $12,750 |
| 21 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | OH | $82,850 | $106,932 | $19,250 |
| 22 | Florida State University | FL | $82,823 | $96,504 | — |
| 23 | Northeastern University | MA | $82,701 | $111,430 | $23,750 |
| 24 | University of Louisville | KY | $82,558 | $104,538 | — |
| 25 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | MA | $82,123 | $97,791 | $27,000 |
| 26 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College | PA | $81,854 | $104,758 | $25,625 |
| 27 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | PA | $81,854 | $104,758 | $25,625 |
| 28 | University of Miami | FL | $81,506 | $99,068 | $22,375 |
| 29 | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | IL | $81,454 | $82,744 | — |
| 30 | Texas Tech University | TX | $81,283 | $98,266 | $25,000 |
| 31 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | VA | $81,066 | $116,641 | $20,500 |
| 32 | University of Arkansas | AR | $80,857 | $98,765 | $21,537 |
| 33 | Texas A&M University-College Station | TX | $80,713 | $95,918 | $17,148 |
| 34 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | TN | $80,441 | $107,093 | $12,000 |
| 35 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | PA | $79,739 | $98,654 | $22,750 |
| 36 | Northern Illinois University | IL | $79,613 | $82,584 | $20,000 |
| 37 | North Dakota State University-Main Campus | ND | $79,610 | $84,016 | $27,000 |
| 38 | University of Wisconsin-Platteville | WI | $79,514 | $88,918 | $22,190 |
| 39 | Western Michigan University | MI | $79,387 | $92,306 | — |
| 40 | Morgan State University | MD | $79,194 | $81,416 | — |
| 41 | West Virginia University | WV | $79,027 | $99,180 | $23,335 |
| 42 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | MN | $78,646 | $92,241 | $20,500 |
| 43 | Iowa State University | IA | $78,621 | $92,914 | $23,250 |
| 44 | Clemson University | SC | $78,339 | $92,491 | $21,500 |
| 45 | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology | SD | $78,011 | $92,815 | $25,431 |
| 46 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | OK | $78,008 | $94,692 | $16,750 |
| 47 | Texas State University | TX | $77,946 | $90,729 | $24,742 |
| 48 | University of Connecticut | CT | $77,753 | $111,672 | $20,824 |
| 49 | University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus | CT | $77,753 | $111,672 | $20,824 |
| 50 | University of Connecticut-Avery Point | CT | $77,753 | $111,672 | $20,824 |
| 51 | University of Connecticut-Stamford | CT | $77,753 | $111,672 | $20,824 |
| 52 | University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus | CT | $77,753 | $111,672 | $20,824 |
| 53 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | NJ | $77,703 | $101,547 | $24,000 |
| 54 | Ohio University-Eastern Campus | OH | $77,633 | $99,364 | — |
| 55 | Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus | OH | $77,633 | $99,364 | — |
| 56 | Ohio University-Southern Campus | OH | $77,633 | $99,364 | — |
| 57 | Ohio University-Lancaster Campus | OH | $77,633 | $99,364 | — |
| 58 | Ohio University-Main Campus | OH | $77,633 | $99,364 | — |
| 59 | Ohio University-Zanesville Campus | OH | $77,633 | $99,364 | — |
| 60 | University of Central Florida | FL | $77,227 | $91,630 | $16,500 |
| 61 | North Carolina A & T State University | NC | $76,970 | $93,183 | $26,500 |
| 62 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | AZ | $76,898 | $102,439 | $21,500 |
| 63 | Kansas State University | KS | $76,806 | $93,098 | $11,000 |
| 64 | Oakland University | MI | $76,801 | $102,222 | — |
| 65 | Oregon State University | OR | $76,674 | $101,653 | $19,392 |
| 66 | Oregon State University-Cascades Campus | OR | $76,674 | $101,653 | $19,392 |
| 67 | University of Iowa | IA | $76,637 | $95,347 | $25,125 |
| 68 | University of Rhode Island | RI | $76,265 | $90,399 | $25,500 |
| 69 | Indiana Institute of Technology | IN | $75,692 | $90,363 | $30,215 |
| 70 | Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies | IN | $75,692 | $90,363 | $30,215 |
| 71 | Auburn University | AL | $75,473 | $99,441 | $19,000 |
| 72 | Milwaukee School of Engineering | WI | $75,297 | $87,279 | $27,000 |
| 73 | Binghamton University | NY | $75,151 | $95,354 | $18,257 |
| 74 | University of Missouri-Columbia | MO | $74,704 | $101,380 | $21,454 |
| 75 | Wayne State University | MI | $74,081 | $101,990 | — |
| 76 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | LA | $74,039 | $94,748 | $20,812 |
| 77 | University of South Florida | FL | $73,833 | $90,040 | $17,597 |
| 78 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | WI | $73,322 | $82,763 | — |
| 79 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | OK | $72,727 | $98,394 | $19,500 |
| 80 | University at Buffalo | NY | $72,435 | $86,118 | $16,375 |
| 81 | University of Illinois Chicago | IL | $72,129 | $86,202 | $20,500 |
| 82 | Wichita State University | KS | $71,961 | — | $21,000 |
| 83 | University of South Carolina Aiken | SC | $71,708 | — | — |
| 84 | The University of Texas at Arlington | TX | $70,875 | $97,788 | $18,476 |
| 85 | Mississippi State University | MS | $70,572 | $92,332 | $21,750 |
| 86 | Lamar University | TX | $67,360 | $91,806 | — |
| 87 | University of Minnesota-Duluth | MN | $67,042 | $97,732 | $26,450 |
| 88 | Kent State University at Kent | OH | $66,043 | $72,958 | — |
| 89 | The University of Texas at El Paso | TX | $55,166 | $82,391 | $10,882 |
| 90 | East Texas A&M University | TX | $48,991 | $91,614 | — |
| 91 | University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez | PR | $48,307 | $75,096 | $8,375 |
| 92 | Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico | PR | $48,200 | — | $23,000 |
| 93 | Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon | PR | $26,984 | $56,541 | — |
Earnings are median annual earnings of graduates who received federal financial aid, measured by the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges with too few graduates are not shown.
Frequently asked questions
How much do industrial engineering graduates earn?
The median college reports $77,946 in earnings one year after a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering and $97,791 four years after. The highest is $95,993 at Northwestern University.
How much student debt do industrial engineering graduates have?
The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $20,824 at the typical college.