Industrial Engineering at Auburn University

Every industrial engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the IE program at Auburn University stacks up to those at other schools.

Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and has a total student population of 30,737. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students received their master's degree in IE.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Industrial Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Auburn Industrial Engineering Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in IE
• Doctorate Degree in IE

Online Classes Are Available at Auburn

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Auburn does offer online courses in IE for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Auburn Industrial Engineering Rankings

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in IE, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

IE Student Demographics at Auburn

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IE majors at Auburn University.

Auburn Industrial Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of IE master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

Of the students who received a IE master's degree from Auburn, 63% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the IE master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 15% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Auburn University with a master's in IE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Polymer & Plastics Engineering
• Biological Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering

Careers That IE Grads May Go Into

A degree in IE can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AL, the home state for Auburn University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Industrial Engineers	5,630	$87,870
Industrial Production Managers	3,530	$103,430
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,290	$138,470
Engineering Professors	530	$107,400

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Robert S. Donovan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.