by our College Data Analytics TeamGeneral Industrial Engineering is a concentration offered under the industrial engineering major at Northwestern University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in general IE, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Northwestern paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $56,067 | $56,067 |
| Fees | $500 | $500 |
Northwestern does not offer an online option for its general IE master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Northwestern Online Learning page.
Women made up around 40.0% of the general IE students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 25.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 13.3% of the general IE master’s degrees at Northwestern in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 12%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 2 |
| International Students | 11 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
*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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