Education & Training
Industrial Engineering
What can you do with this education or training? Here are the careers it prepares you for, what graduates typically earn and owe, and how many colleges offer it.
Careers this leads to
- Architectural and Engineering Managers Master's degree
- Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary Doctoral or professional degree
- Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists Bachelor's degree
- Industrial Engineers Bachelor's degree
- Industrial Production Managers Certificate or apprenticeship
- Manufacturing Engineers Bachelor's degree
- Quality Control Systems Managers Bachelor's degree
- Validation Engineers Bachelor's degree
Pay and debt by degree
| Degree or certificate | Yearly pay 1 year after finishing | Yearly pay 4 years after finishing | Typical debt | Colleges offering it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | $79,268 | $99,370 | $23,474 | 12 |
| Associate degree | — | — | — | 9 |
| Bachelor's degree | $77,946 | $97,790 | $20,824 | 140 |
| Master's degree | $104,233 | $117,764 | $21,528 | 96 |
| Doctoral degree | — | — | — | 60 |
Median earnings of graduates who got federal student aid, and median federal loan debt at graduation, typical across U.S. colleges. Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education. Each college can differ a lot: take the quiz to see colleges near you.