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Industrial Engineering Degree

93 schools compared · Average earnings $73,874/yr

Schools Offering

Avg Grad Earnings

$73,874/yr

Avg DegreeWorth Score

59/100

AI Automation Risk

High

50% task exposure

Best Schools for Industrial Engineering

Top 93 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score. Click any row for full AI scenario analysis and earnings projections.

#	School	DW Score	Earnings	AI Risk	ROI
1	SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck, NY	78 72–79	$91,470/yr	High	35.1x
2	North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC	78 72–79	$83,427/yr	High	33.1x
3	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA	77 71–78	$87,826/yr	High	24.2x
4	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA	77 71–79	$87,226/yr	High	26.3x
5	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	77 71–78	$81,379/yr	High	24.1x
6	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	77 71–78	$81,055/yr	High	26.1x
7	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	77 71–78	$76,426/yr	High	32.8x
8	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	76 70–77	$80,435/yr	High	23.5x
9	Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies Fort Wayne, IN	76 70–76	$77,456/yr	High	21.2x
10	University of Wisconsin-Platteville Platteville, WI	76 71–77	$76,952/yr	High	23.6x
11	University of Houston Houston, TX	76 70–77	$76,147/yr	High	24.9x
12	University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR	76 70–78	$75,968/yr	High	26.8x
13	West Virginia University Morgantown, WV	76 70–77	$75,606/yr	High	23.6x
14	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA	76 70–78	$75,110/yr	High	30.9x
15	Morgan State University Baltimore, MD	76 70–76	$74,047/yr	High	21.8x
16	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	75 69–76	$80,876/yr	High	19.5x
17	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	75 69–75	$77,850/yr	High	18.7x
18	Kansas State University Manhattan, KS	75 70–75	$77,724/yr	High	16.8x
19	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX	75 69–75	$76,390/yr	High	19.7x
20	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	75 69–76	$75,699/yr	High	20.5x
21	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	75 68–76	$75,473/yr	High	20.6x
22	Iowa State University Ames, IA	75 69–75	$74,310/yr	High	20.0x
23	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK	75 69–77	$72,397/yr	High	25.9x
24	Ohio University-Eastern Campus Saint Clairsville, OH	75 69–77	$70,199/yr	High	34.1x
25	Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus Chillicothe, OH	75 69–77	$70,199/yr	High	34.1x
26	Ohio University-Southern Campus Ironton, OH	75 69–77	$70,199/yr	High	34.1x
27	Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Lancaster, OH	75 69–77	$70,199/yr	High	34.1x
28	Ohio University-Zanesville Campus Zanesville, OH	75 69–77	$70,199/yr	High	34.1x
29	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	75 69–77	$70,194/yr	High	31.8x
30	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	75 69–77	$69,672/yr	High	33.9x
31	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA	74 68–74	$82,437/yr	High	15.8x
32	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO	74 68–73	$79,894/yr	High	16.1x
33	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	74 69–73	$78,425/yr	High	16.2x
34	Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR	74 69–74	$78,425/yr	High	17.5x
35	University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL	74 69–74	$76,690/yr	High	15.3x
36	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX	74 68–75	$74,529/yr	High	18.8x
37	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	74 67–75	$71,545/yr	High	21.0x
38	Binghamton University Vestal, NY	74 68–75	$70,943/yr	High	21.1x
39	Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS	74 68–75	$70,703/yr	High	21.9x
40	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	73 68–73	$86,476/yr	High	14.9x
41	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	73 68–71	$77,815/yr	High	12.6x
42	University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN	73 68–71	$77,781/yr	High	12.6x
43	University of Louisville Louisville, KY	73 68–72	$74,163/yr	High	13.5x
44	Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL	73 67–72	$72,112/yr	High	16.5x
45	Auburn University Auburn, AL	73 67–74	$71,063/yr	High	18.2x
46	South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City, SD	73 68–73	$70,216/yr	High	17.8x
47	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK	73 68–73	$69,486/yr	High	16.0x
48	Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH	73 67–72	$69,202/yr	High	15.0x
49	North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND	73 67–73	$68,873/yr	High	18.7x
50	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI	73 68–74	$68,673/yr	High	20.6x
51	Montana State University Bozeman, MT	73 67–73	$64,082/yr	High	18.8x
52	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	72 67–72	$78,313/yr	High	14.3x
53	Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI	72 67–71	$77,169/yr	High	12.1x
54	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN	72 67–71	$73,822/yr	High	14.7x
55	Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL	72 67–71	$73,092/yr	High	13.1x
56	Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA	72 67–71	$65,739/yr	High	15.2x
57	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	72 66–74	$63,476/yr	High	20.8x
58	Lamar University Beaumont, TX	72 67–72	$62,053/yr	High	16.9x
59	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	71 66–70	$78,501/yr	High	12.5x
60	Clemson University Clemson, SC	71 66–71	$74,709/yr	High	14.5x
61	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	71 67–70	$72,440/yr	High	12.3x
62	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	71 66–71	$70,199/yr	High	14.8x
63	Texas A & M University-Commerce Commerce, TX	71 66–70	$63,269/yr	High	14.8x
64	Texas State University San Marcos, TX	71 64–72	$61,718/yr	High	18.4x
65	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT	70 65–68	$77,692/yr	High	10.1x
66	University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT	70 65–68	$77,692/yr	High	10.1x
67	University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT	70 65–68	$77,692/yr	High	10.1x
68	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT	70 65–68	$77,692/yr	High	10.1x
69	Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI	70 66–69	$74,670/yr	High	12.4x
70	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	70 65–70	$73,777/yr	High	13.2x
71	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA	70 65–69	$65,285/yr	High	12.7x
72	University of South Carolina Aiken Aiken, SC	69 64–68	$60,091/yr	High	13.0x
73	University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Mayaguez, PR	69 62–70	$45,322/yr	High	33.9x
74	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	67 63–66	$77,692/yr	High	8.5x
75	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	67 62–68	$76,707/yr	High	10.9x
76	New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	67 61–67	$71,329/yr	High	11.1x
77	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA	67 62–65	$70,554/yr	High	9.2x
78	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	67 60–69	$57,281/yr	High	14.5x
79	Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH	67 61–67	$56,274/yr	High	13.9x
80	The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX	66 58–68	$45,467/yr	High	19.8x
81	Indiana Institute of Technology Fort Wayne, IN	62 57–62	$77,456/yr	High	6.2x
82	Northwestern University Evanston, IL	60 54–62	$89,811/yr	High	4.2x
83	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	60 53–62	$87,807/yr	High	4.0x
84	Kettering University Flint, MI	60 55–61	$85,105/yr	High	4.1x
85	Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	59 53–61	$81,142/yr	High	3.9x
86	University of San Diego San Diego, CA	59 54–59	$80,644/yr	High	2.6x
87	Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA	58 52–58	$77,994/yr	High	2.3x
88	Northeastern University Boston, MA	58 52–59	$77,066/yr	High	3.4x
89	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	58 51–60	$74,787/yr	High	3.8x
90	Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	58 51–59	$72,764/yr	High	3.6x
91	Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI	58 52–58	$71,112/yr	High	3.7x
92	Bradley University Peoria, IL	58 52–59	$68,166/yr	High	4.5x
93	University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	56 50–56	$71,089/yr	High	2.6x

Highest Earning Industrial Engineering Programs

Schools where Industrial Engineering graduates earn the most in their first year after graduation.

School	1-Year Earnings	DW Score	AI Risk
SUNY Maritime College	$91,470/yr	78	High
Northwestern University	$89,811/yr	60	High
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	$87,826/yr	77	High
University of Southern California	$87,807/yr	60	High
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	$87,226/yr	77	High
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	$86,476/yr	73	High
Kettering University	$85,105/yr	60	High
North Carolina A & T State University	$83,427/yr	78	High
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	$82,437/yr	74	High
Purdue University-Main Campus	$81,379/yr	77	High

Best ROI for Industrial Engineering

Schools with the highest earnings-to-tuition ratio for Industrial Engineering.

School	ROI Multiple	Earnings	DW Score
SUNY Maritime College	35.1x	$91,470/yr	78
Ohio University-Eastern Campus	34.1x	$70,199/yr	75
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus	34.1x	$70,199/yr	75
Ohio University-Southern Campus	34.1x	$70,199/yr	75
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus	34.1x	$70,199/yr	75
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus	34.1x	$70,199/yr	75
University of South Florida	33.9x	$69,672/yr	75
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez	33.9x	$45,322/yr	69
North Carolina A & T State University	33.1x	$83,427/yr	78
Florida State University	32.8x	$76,426/yr	77

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Industrial Engineering graduates earn?

Across 93 schools, Industrial Engineering graduates earn an average of $73,874 per year in their first year after graduation. Earnings range from $45,322 to $91,470 depending on the school.

What is the AI automation risk for Industrial Engineering?

Industrial Engineering is rated "High" for AI automation risk, with an average of 50% of job tasks exposed to large language models and AI tools. This means some career tasks in this field could be augmented or replaced by AI over the next decade.

Which school has the best Industrial Engineering program?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score (combining earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and ROI), SUNY Maritime College ranks #1 for Industrial Engineering with a score of 78/100 and graduate earnings of $91,470/yr.

Is a Industrial Engineering degree worth it?

On average, Industrial Engineering graduates earn 17.3x their in-state tuition over 10 years. This is a strong return on investment.

About This Data

This page aggregates Industrial Engineering programs across 93 schools using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI automation risk research from OpenAI and academic institutions.

The DegreeWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each school's program page includes three AI scenarios (optimistic, base case, pessimistic) showing how automation could affect 10-year earnings.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.