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 Lehigh University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in IE, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, 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. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for IE majors, Lehigh came in at #6. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in Pennsylvania.
Here are some of the other rankings for Lehigh.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Lehigh was $2,285 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $54,790 | $54,790 |
| Fees | $470 | $470 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $14,740 | $14,740 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,065 | $1,065 |
Learn more about Lehigh tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Lehigh in IE walked away with an average of $23,250 in student debt. That is about the same as the national average of $22,915.
The median early career salary of IE students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Lehigh is $76,460 per year. That is 20% higher than the national average of $63,872.
Lehigh 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 Lehigh Online Learning page.
Women made up around 26.3% of the IE students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 34.1%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in IE at Lehigh in 2019-2020, 21.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 29%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 6 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 47 |
| International Students | 12 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Industrial Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Industrial Engineering | 80 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to industrial engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biomedical Engineering | 56 |
| Chemical Engineering | 22 |
| Civil Engineering | 33 |
| Computer Engineering | 24 |
| Electrical Engineering | 28 |
*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.
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