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Bachelor's+2% vs national median391 grads tracked

Industrial Engineering at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Ranked 11th of 59 bachelor's programs in Industrial Engineering by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$79,150
middle 50%: $68,115 – $88,746
Median · 5 years out
$104,142
middle 50%: $87,684 – $125,392
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Industrial Engineering (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of University of Minnesota - Twin Cities's bachelor's program in Industrial Engineering earn a median $79,150 one year after graduating, rising to $104,142 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 2% above the national median of $102,537 for this field, ranking 11th of 59 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
3.9 yrs
≈ $4,191 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Michigan
$107,579 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$107,492 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$107,007 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$105,799 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston
$105,770 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$104,995 · 5 yrs out
University of Oklahoma
$103,751 · 5 yrs out
Lamar University
$103,573 · 5 yrs out
Binghamton University
$103,485 · 5 yrs out
Arizona State University
$103,023 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University
$102,537 · 5 yrs out
Ohio State University (The)
$102,419 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Medicine (Doctorate)
$210,810 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$197,061 · 5 yrs out
Dentistry (Doctorate)
$190,811 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$181,176 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$164,949 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$160,592 · 5 yrs out
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctorate)
$157,166 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$156,661 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$144,896 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctorate)
$139,999 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$126,958 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$126,300 · 5 yrs out

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