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Pennsylvania State University - University Park PhD 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 doctor’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 PhD in IE

#211 in the U.S
#27 in Pennsylvania

In order to help students find the right school for them, College Factual has created its Best Industrial Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools ranking, which is updated yearly. To determine the school's rank, we look at objective measures, such as post-graduation earnings, student and faculty diversity, and accumulated student debt.

On the 2021 list, Penn State University Park was ranked #211 out of 464 schools in the country for this major at the doctorate level. It is also ranked #27 in Pennsylvania.

How Much Does a Doctorate in IE from Penn State University Park Cost?

$22,994 Average Tuition and Fees

Penn State University Park Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2018-2019, the average part-time graduate tuition at Penn State University Park was $1,571 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $915 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $21,960 $37,694
Fees $1,034 $1,034

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

Online degrees for the Penn State University Park IE doctor’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 University Park Online Learning page.

Penn State University Park Doctorate Student Diversity for IE

9 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
33.3% Women
In the 2018-2019 academic year, 9 students received their doctor’s degree in IE. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 33.3% of the students who received their PhD in IE in 2018-2019 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 30.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those students who received a doctor’s degree at Penn State University Park in IE at 2018-2019, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 4
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

PhD 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 9

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 6
Agricultural Engineering 1
Architectural Engineering 4
Biomedical Engineering 7
Chemical Engineering 12

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*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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