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Major Overview for Engineering/Industrial Management

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Overview for Engineering/Industrial Management

A program that focuses on the application of engineering principles to the planning and operational management of industrial and manufacturing operations, and prepares individuals to plan and manage such operations. Includes instruction in accounting, engineering economy, financial management, industrial and human resources management, industrial psychology, management information systems, mathematical modeling and optimization, quality control, operations research, safety and health issues, and environmental program management.

Careers for Engineering/Industrial Management Majors

A major in Engineering/Industrial Management is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided.

Colleges Offering a Major in Engineering/Industrial Management

Top 31 U.S. Colleges with the most degrees awarded of Engineering/Industrial Management among the 2006-2007 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded*/
Percentage
SelectivityCost*
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
56
(3.3%)
Most Selective$47,232
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN
55
(1.5%)
Highly Selective$12,482
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
49
(0.9%)
Minimally Selective$13,418
Miami University-Oxford
Oxford, OH
32
(0.9%)
Minimally Selective$20,294
Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg, KS
22
(2.0%)
Minimally Selective$10,148
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI
18
(0.6%)
Minimally Selective$15,332
West Virginia University at Parkersburg
Parkersburg, WV
16
(10.7%)
Open Admissions$2,825
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI
16
(0.4%)
Minimally Selective$15,227
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS
15
(0.4%)
Minimally Selective$13,273
Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, NJ
15
(5.0%)
Moderately Selective$46,600
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* The number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.