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Pennsylvania State University - University Park BS in Industrial Engineering

The 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 Pennsylvania State University - University Park. 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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Rankings for the Penn State University Park BS in IE

#9 in the U.S
#2 in Pennsylvania

If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. Penn State University Park was ranked #9 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 Pennsylvania.

Here are some of the other rankings for Penn State University Park.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Colleges for Industrial Engineering 5
Best Industrial Engineering Colleges for Veterans 8
Best Colleges for Industrial Engineering 9
Best Industrial Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students 10
Highest Paid Industrial Engineering Graduates 21
Best Value Colleges for Industrial Engineering 29
Most Focused Colleges for Industrial Engineering 45

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in IE from Penn State University Park Cost?

$18,450 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000 Average Student Debt

Penn State University Park Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Penn State University Park paid an average of $1,437 per credit hour in 2018-2019. The average for in-state students was $726 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $17,416 $34,480
Fees $1,034 $1,034
Books and Supplies $1,840 $1,840
On Campus Room and Board $11,884 $11,884
On Campus Other Expenses $4,788 $4,788

Learn more about Penn State University Park tuition and fees.

Penn State University Park IE BS Student Debt

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 Penn State University Park in IE walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 18% higher than the national average of $22,915.

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How Much Can You Make With a BS in IE From Penn State University Park?

$67,200 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

IE who receive their bachelor’s degree from Penn State University Park make an average of $67,200 a year during the early days of their career. That is 5% higher than the national average of $63,872.

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Does Penn State University Park Offer an Online BS in IE?

Penn State University Park 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 Penn State University Park Online Learning page.

Penn State University Park Bachelor’s Student Diversity for IE

175 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
34.3% Women
14.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2018-2019 academic year, there were 175 bachelor’s degrees in IE handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 34.3% of the IE students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2018-2019. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 32.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in IE at Penn State University Park in 2018-2019, 14.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 27%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 14
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 7
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 95
International Students 53
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

BS in IE Focus Areas at Penn State University Park

Industrial Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Industrial Engineering 175

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 133
Agricultural Engineering 50
Architectural Engineering 87
Biomedical Engineering 102
Chemical Engineering 228

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References

*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.

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