Bachelor's+1% vs national median227 grads tracked
Industrial Engineering at University of Oklahoma
Ranked 12th of 59 bachelor's programs in Industrial Engineering by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$76,898
middle 50%: $62,719 – $86,853
Median · 5 years out
$103,751
middle 50%: $87,366 – $125,512
Median · 10 years out
$143,232
middle 50%: $96,791 – $186,860
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
Industrial Engineering graduates start with a median of $77k. Salaries climb to $143k after a decade.
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?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
4 yrs
≈ $4,290 total interest
Same major at other universities
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 Minnesota - Twin Cities
$104,142 · 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
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$101,143 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at University of Oklahoma
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$143,232 · 5 yrs out
Petroleum Engineering (Bachelor's)
$136,120 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$129,865 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$117,595 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$115,585 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Doctorate)
$112,807 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$112,413 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$110,354 · 5 yrs out
Chemical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$105,975 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$105,176 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$104,473 · 5 yrs out
Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's)
$103,499 · 5 yrs out
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