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 University of Alabama in Huntsville. 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. The bachelor's program at UAH was ranked #78 on College Factual's Best Schools for IE list. It is also ranked #2 in Alabama.
Here are some of the other rankings for UAH.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at UAH was $978 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $427 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,730 | $22,126 |
| Fees | $1,608 | $1,608 |
| Books and Supplies | $2,200 | $2,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,652 | $10,652 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,076 | $4,076 |
Learn more about UAH 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. IE students who received their bachelor’s degree at UAH 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 UAH is $61,516 per year. That is 4% lower than the national average of $63,872.
Online degrees for the UAH 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 UAH Online Learning page.
Women made up around 47.1% of the IE students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 34.1%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in IE at UAH in 2019-2020, 23.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 29%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 24 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Industrial Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Industrial Engineering | 34 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to industrial engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 79 |
| Chemical Engineering | 53 |
| Civil Engineering | 24 |
| Computer Engineering | 56 |
| Electrical Engineering | 51 |
*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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