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 Illinois at Chicago. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in IE, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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 UIC was ranked #68 on College Factual's Best Schools for IE list. It is also ranked #4 in Illinois.
Here are some of the other rankings for UIC.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UIC paid an average of $804 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $456 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,105 | $26,726 |
| Fees | $3,322 | $3,322 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,400 | $1,400 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,000 | $12,000 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,470 | $3,470 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. IE students who received their bachelor’s degree at UIC took out an average of $23,450 in student loans. That is 2% higher than the national average of $22,915.
The median early career salary of IE students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UIC is $65,610 per year. That is 3% higher than the national average of $63,872.
Online degrees for the UIC 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 UIC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 25.0% of the IE students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 34.1%.
Around 58.3% of IE bachelor’s degree recipients at UIC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 29%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Industrial Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Industrial Engineering | 24 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to industrial engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biomedical Engineering | 60 |
| Chemical Engineering | 63 |
| Civil Engineering | 79 |
| Computer Engineering | 53 |
| Electrical Engineering | 105 |
*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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