by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Industrial Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Industrial Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at Kettering University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in IE, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. Kettering was ranked #17 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for IE majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #2 in Michigan.
Here are some of the other rankings for Kettering.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Kettering was $1,480 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $42,906 | $42,906 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,100 | $1,100 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $8,400 | $8,400 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,200 | $4,200 |
Learn more about Kettering tuition and fees.
IE who receive their bachelor’s degree from Kettering make an average of $79,284 a year during the early days of their career. That is 24% higher than the national average of $63,872.
Kettering does not offer an online option for its IE bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Kettering Online Learning page.
About 39.1% of the students who received their BS in IE in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 34.1%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in IE at Kettering in 2019-2020, 13.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 29%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 16 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Industrial Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Industrial Engineering | 23 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to industrial engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Chemical Engineering | 27 |
| Computer Engineering | 31 |
| Electrical Engineering | 64 |
| Engineering Physics | 8 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 260 |
View All Industrial Engineering Related Majors >
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
