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 Northeastern University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in IE, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. Northeastern is in the top 10% of the country for IE. More specifically it was ranked #7 out of 110 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in Massachusetts.
Here are some of the other rankings for Northeastern.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Northeastern was $1,638 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 | $54,360 | $54,360 |
| Fees | $1,092 | $1,092 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $17,480 | $17,480 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,800 | $1,800 |
Learn more about Northeastern tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. IE students who received their bachelor’s degree at Northeastern took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 18% higher than the national average of $22,915.
The median early career salary of IE students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Northeastern is $72,593 per year. That is 14% higher than the national average of $63,872.
Online degrees for the Northeastern IE bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Northeastern Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in IE in 2019-2020, 42.6% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 34.1%.
Around 8.8% of IE bachelor’s degree recipients at Northeastern in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 29%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 27 |
| International Students | 32 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Industrial Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Industrial Engineering | 68 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to industrial engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Chemical Engineering | 128 |
| Civil Engineering | 81 |
| Computer Engineering | 109 |
| Electrical Engineering | 84 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 250 |
*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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