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 at Buffalo. 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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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 University at Buffalo was ranked #47 on College Factual's Best Schools for IE list. It is also ranked #7 in New York.
Here are some of the other rankings for University at Buffalo.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at University at Buffalo paid an average of $1,031 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $295 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,070 | $24,740 |
| Fees | $3,456 | $3,456 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,202 | $1,202 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $14,136 | $14,136 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,804 | $2,804 |
Learn more about University at Buffalo tuition and fees.
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 University at Buffalo took out an average of $24,678 in student loans. That is 8% higher than the national average of $22,915.
IE who receive their bachelor’s degree from University at Buffalo make an average of $63,430 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $63,872.
University at Buffalo does not offer an online option for its IE bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the University at Buffalo Online Learning page.
About 23.6% of the students who received their BS in IE in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 34.1%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in IE at University at Buffalo in 2019-2020, 25.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 29%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 7 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 31 |
| International Students | 7 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Industrial Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Industrial Engineering | 55 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to industrial engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 101 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 68 |
| Chemical Engineering | 82 |
| Civil Engineering | 135 |
| Computer Engineering | 40 |
*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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