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University of Southern California BS in Industrial Engineering

54 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$78,657 Average Salary
$23,250 Average Student Debt

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 University of Southern California. 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, and more.

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Rankings for the USC BS in IE

#5 in the U.S
#1 in California

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. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for IE majors, USC came in at #5. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in California.

Here are some of the other rankings for USC.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans2
Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools3
Best Industrial Engineering Colleges for Veterans3
Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans3
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Industrial Engineering Graduates3
Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans3
Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools4
Best Industrial Engineering Schools5
Highest Paid Industrial Engineering Graduates5
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Industrial Engineering Graduates5
Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools6
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Industrial Engineering Graduates8
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering14
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering (Income $30-$48k)26
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering (Income $48-$75k)27
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering (Income $0-$30k)28
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering29
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering (Income $30-$48k)30
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering (Income $30-$48k)32
Best Value Colleges for Industrial Engineering (Income $30-$48k)33
Most Popular Colleges for Industrial Engineering33
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering (Income $48-$75k)35
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering (Income $48-$75k)35
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering (Income $0-$30k)36
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering36
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering (Income $0-$30k)39
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering40
Best Value Colleges for Industrial Engineering (Income $48-$75k)42
Best Value Colleges for Industrial Engineering (Income $0-$30k)44
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering (Income $75-$110k)47
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering (Income Over $110k)49
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering50
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering (With Aid)50
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering60
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering (Income $75-$110k)69
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering (Income $75-$110k)73
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering (With Aid)76
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering (Income Over $110k)80
Best Value Colleges for Industrial Engineering (Income $75-$110k)81
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering81
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering (With Aid)89
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering (Income Over $110k)96
Best Value Colleges for Industrial Engineering (With Aid)97
Most Focused Colleges for Industrial Engineering98
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering99
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering100
Best Value Colleges for Industrial Engineering (Income Over $110k)106
Best Value Colleges for Industrial Engineering108

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in IE from USC Cost?

$60,275 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$23,250 Average Student Debt

USC Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at USC paid an average of $1,995 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$59,260$59,260
Fees$1,015$1,015
Books and Supplies$1,200$1,200
On Campus Room and Board$16,398$16,398
On Campus Other Expenses$2,278$2,278

Learn more about USC tuition and fees.

USC IE BS Student Debt

One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at USC in IE walked away with an average of $23,250 in student debt. That is about the same as the national average of $22,915.

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How Much Can You Make With a BS in IE From USC?

$78,657 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

IE who receive their bachelor’s degree from USC make an average of $78,657 a year during the early days of their career. That is 23% higher than the national average of $63,872.

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Does USC Offer an Online BS in IE?

Online degrees for the USC 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 USC Online Learning page.

USC Bachelor’s Student Diversity for IE

54 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
48.1% Women
38.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 54 students received their bachelor’s degree in IE. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in IE in 2019-2020, 48.1% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 34.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 38.9% of the IE bachelor’s degrees at USC in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 29%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian9
Black or African American1
Hispanic or Latino7
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander2
White24
International Students8
Other Races/Ethnicities3

BS in IE Focus Areas at USC

Industrial Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
General Industrial Engineering54

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to industrial engineering.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering43
Biomedical Engineering51
Chemical Engineering41
Civil Engineering25
Computer Engineering42

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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.

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