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Virginia Tech

Industrial Engineering (14.3501)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Industrial and Systems Engineering
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BS
2010 CIP Code: 143501

Credit HoursProgram Offered
On-Campus:YesYes
Off-Campus:YesYes

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Program authorized for distance learning
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-19570618184
2019-20565623184
2020-21623686205
2021-22618673191
2022-23583618240

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.46136$ 5,720

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
3.35101




The table to the right provides the degree award history of each the last five years, disaggregated by state residency. This breakout may may help explain why a relatively low percentage of program completers may appear to be working in Virginia.



Program Graduates by Domicile
YearIn-StateOut-of-StateTotal
2018-199787184
2019-209292184
2020-2111590205
2021-2288103191
2022-23127113240
Five Year Summary5194851,004
Distribution by Gender and Race/Ethnicity within Five-year Totals,


YearForeign/ InternationalAfrican Am. or Black (NH)Am. Indian/ Native Am. (NH)Asian/ Pacific Islander (NH)HispanicWhite, Caucasian Am. (NH)Multi-Race (NH)Unknown/ Unreported (NH)Total
Sum of the Last 5 Years1693601181,00449575201,004



Wages Earned in 2020

The table below shows the wage data for the select program and places it in the context of all wages at the same degree level of this institution by graduates with at least three (3) quarters of employment.





Post-Completion Wage Outcomes, Earnings in 2022
Graduation YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2011-12 (10 years)57927%$112,410$151,208$190,083
2013-14 (8 years)66829%$99,162$128,253$170,719
2016-17 (5 years)86134%$76,662$102,509$124,147
2018-19 (3 years)87537%$77,808$93,331$107,360
2020-21 (18 months)1,53737%$142,560$167,896$184,696



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-1842948.5%$ 18,624$ 28,000$ 32,225$ 37,000
2014-15 to 2018-1938544.0%$ 17,500$ 28,000$ 33,667$ 38,500
2015-16 to 2019-2034841.0%$ 17,060$ 27,298$ 34,522$ 38,568
2016-17 to 2020-2135040.2%$ 16,750$ 27,000$ 34,976$ 39,000
2017-18 to 2021-2235539.0%$ 15,000$ 26,922$ 33,933$ 34,529
Note: Student borrowing at graduation, excludes PLUS loans, in five-year rollups. Includes all known institutionally-processed borrowing occuring at all public and nonprofit institutions in Virginia. Debt accrued outside Virginia in prior postsecondary activity is not available.
Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation, Including Parent-PLUS and Grad-PLUS
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-1843048.6%$ 19,500$ 30,060$ 43,058$ 58,450
2014-15 to 2018-1938644.1%$ 18,250$ 30,060$ 44,421$ 62,162
2015-16 to 2019-2035041.3%$ 17,556$ 29,000$ 45,205$ 67,082
2016-17 to 2020-2135240.4%$ 17,950$ 28,000$ 46,466$ 69,480
2017-18 to 2021-2235739.2%$ 16,000$ 27,000$ 45,085$ 64,884


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