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Pennsylvania State University - Erie - Behrend College 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 - Erie - Behrend College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in IE, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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Rankings for the Penn State Erie BS in IE

#43 in the U.S
#4 in Pennsylvania

If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at Penn State Erie was ranked #43 on College Factual's Best Schools for IE list. It is also ranked #4 in Pennsylvania.

Here are some of the other rankings for Penn State Erie.

Ranking Type Rank
Highest Paid Industrial Engineering Graduates 20
Most Focused Colleges for Industrial Engineering 26
Best Colleges for Industrial Engineering 43
Best Industrial Engineering Colleges for Veterans 46
Best Value Colleges for Industrial Engineering 51
Most Popular Colleges for Industrial Engineering 83

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

$15,206 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000 Average Student Debt

Penn State Erie Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2018-2019, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Penn State Erie was $997 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $592 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In State Out of State
Tuition $14,214 $23,924
Fees $992 $992
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 Erie tuition and fees.

Penn State Erie IE BS Student Debt

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 Penn State Erie took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. 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 Erie?

$67,200 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

IE who receive their bachelor’s degree from Penn State Erie 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 Erie Offer an Online BS in IE?

Online degrees for the Penn State Erie 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 Penn State Erie Online Learning page.

Penn State Erie Bachelor’s Student Diversity for IE

21 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
23.8% Women
9.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2018-2019 academic year, there were 21 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 23.8% of the IE students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2018-2019. This is less than the nationwide number of 32.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 9.5% of the IE bachelor’s degrees at Penn State Erie in 2018-2019. This is lower than the nationwide number of 27%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 15
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

BS in IE Focus Areas at Penn State Erie

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Industrial Engineering 21

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to industrial engineering.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Engineering 46
Electrical Engineering 19
Mechanical Engineering 102
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 32

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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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