Bachelor's+5% vs national median2,031 grads tracked
Industrial Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Ranked 4th of 59 bachelor's programs in Industrial Engineering by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$80,159
middle 50%: $67,461 – $91,636
Median · 5 years out
$107,702
middle 50%: $89,441 – $131,920
Median · 10 years out
$142,236
middle 50%: $109,046 – $186,088
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
Virginia Tech Industrial Engineering graduates earn $80k in their first year. Salaries climb to $108k by year five and $142k by year ten.
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
3.8 yrs
≈ $4,111 total interest
Same major at other universities
SUNY Maritime College
$124,316 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$110,191 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Institute of Technology
$109,918 · 5 yrs out
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 Minnesota - Twin Cities
$104,142 · 5 yrs out
University of Oklahoma
$103,751 · 5 yrs out
Lamar University
$103,573 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$160,426 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$155,674 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$148,193 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$132,072 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$130,533 · 5 yrs out
Applied Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$129,123 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$125,251 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$125,251 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$121,443 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$119,838 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$116,512 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$109,749 · 5 yrs out
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