by our College Data Analytics TeamStudents interested in general industrial engineering, consider exploring other closely related fields of study. Below you will find majors with similar career paths, related concentrations and specializations, and the most popular similar majors, ranked by annual graduates.
Programs here prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of general industrial engineering, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. They are ranked by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering/Industrial Management | 3 | 7,766 |
| Manufacturing Engineering | 3 | 900 |
| Packaging Science | 3 | 391 |
| Systems Engineering | 3 | 3,956 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General | 2 | 9,539 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, Other | 2 | — |
| Agricultural Engineering | 2 | 1,090 |
| Architectural Engineering | 2 | 1,183 |
| Astronautical Engineering | 2 | 57 |
| Biochemical Engineering | 2 | 126 |
A specialization within Industrial Engineering, general industrial engineering sits alongside related programs in that field.
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