Industrial Engineering at Ohio State University-Main Campus

Columbus, OH · Bachelor's Degree · about 149 graduates a year

$80,876
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$106,932
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$98,442
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#18 of 94
Rank by pay
#11 of 94
Rank, wage-adjusted
$21,000
Median federal debt

Ohio State University-Main Campus graduates in industrial engineering earn 9% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 20% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Ohio State University-Main Campus Compares for Industrial Engineering

All 94 colleges reporting industrial engineering earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Northwestern University Evanston, IL$138,720$136,291#1$89,811
2Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA$128,003$132,509#2$87,826
3Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA$121,498$123,565#4$81,142
4University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI$117,930$124,343#3$86,476
5Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA$116,641$106,212#24$82,437
6California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA$112,797$102,638#34$87,226
7University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA$112,150$102,049#39$87,807
8University of Connecticut Storrs, CT$111,672$100,540#42$77,692
9University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT$111,672$100,540#43$77,692
10University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT$111,672$100,540#44$77,692
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15University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA$109,575$100,786#41$75,473
16The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN$107,093$116,988#7$73,822
17Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN$107,031$114,825#10$81,379
18Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH$106,932$114,112#11$80,876
19Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY$105,313$100,236#49$72,764
20Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College Erie, PA$104,758$106,540#21$78,975
21Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA$104,758$106,540#22$78,975

Other Majors at Ohio State University-Main Campus by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$123,731$83,342#31 of 189
Applied Mathematics$120,495$82,523#5 of 45
Computer and Information Sciences$118,833$82,448#49 of 459
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$111,500$68,814#11 of 126
Management Information Systems and Services$110,192$72,017#10 of 166
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$99,400$78,872#121 of 258
Chemical Engineering$98,851$77,455#59 of 158
Finance and Financial Management Services$97,986$65,181#63 of 452
Engineering$97,144$78,734#8 of 19
Business/Managerial Economics$96,843$61,979#12 of 84
Mechanical Engineering$96,418$79,359#69 of 318
Physics$94,543$53,504#15 of 107
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$92,999$72,062#43 of 59
Real Estate$91,213$72,769#9 of 25
Engineering Physics$90,938—#4 of 10
Accounting and Related Services$90,850$62,399#110 of 796
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$90,065$65,469#76 of 118
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields$88,205$71,570#1 of 5
Materials Engineering$86,084$70,371#26 of 34
Business Administration, Management and Operations$85,586$61,423#76 of 1176
Civil Engineering$85,202$68,031#115 of 233
Human Resources Management and Services$82,371$58,991#20 of 187
Agricultural Engineering$81,917$62,981#18 of 26
Mathematics$81,909$52,921#75 of 309
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$81,795$71,175#651 of 966
International Business$81,473$57,678#30 of 115
Marketing$81,119$56,465#67 of 516
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$80,775$67,938#26 of 46
Health and Medical Administrative Services$80,315$54,301#22 of 275
Air Transportation$79,114$40,102#34 of 52

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Ohio State University-Main Campus industrial engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $80,876 one year after graduating and $106,932 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Ohio State University-Main Campus rank for industrial engineering?

Among 94 colleges reporting earnings for industrial engineering graduates, Ohio State University-Main Campus ranks #18 by median pay four years after graduation, and #11 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is industrial engineering at Ohio State University-Main Campus worth it?

Its graduates earn 9% more than the national median for industrial engineering ($98,442), and the median federal debt at graduation is $21,000.

← All data for Ohio State University-Main Campus · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.