IE Scholarship
First-year & Transfer Students Starting Fall 2025
We are delighted to announce the availability of Industrial Engineering Scholarships for the Fall 2025 semester.
The Industrial Engineering (IE) Program of the School of Engineering (SOE) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) will provide a one-time scholarship of $2,500 to each selected first-year and transfer student (8 scholarships to be awarded) starting in fall 2025. The recipient must declare an IE major to receive the scholarship, which will be disbursed over two years.
Industrial Engineering is a unique discipline that combines engineering and management. Industrial Engineering is one of the most rewarding careers. The graduates are highly sought after, currently with an average starting salary of $75,000. Industrial engineering graduates find jobs in manufacturing, aerospace, and service industries such as health care, transportation, logistics, etc.
SIUE has an excellent industrial engineering program whose graduates are placed in rewarding jobs in the industry across the nation and internationally. For more information about industrial engineering program at SIUE, please visit: SIUE Industrial Engineering page.
FAQs about Industrial Engineering.
- Which companies employ SIUE IE graduates?
SIUE IE alumni work at companies such as Boeing, Caterpillar, Pepsi, Pinnacles Food, Schnucks, Kraft, Eaton, Purina Nestle, Lockheed Martin, Lowe’s, GM, Mallinckrodt, Monsanto, Chrysler, Emerson, Motorola, American Air, USPS, Intelligrated, Anheuser-Busch, BJC Health Care, Southwestern Bell, Master Card.
- How much money do IE's make?
The median salary for an IE is $101,140.00 (U.S. BUREAU of LABOR STATISTICS, 2025).
- Who are some high-profile IEs?
Tim Cook (Apple CEO), Michael Eskew (United Parcel Service CEO), Charles Holliday (DuPont CEO), Lee Iacocca (Chrysler ex-CEO), Edward Whitacre, Jr (GM Chairman, AT&T ex-Chairman), Dick Kovacevich (Wells Fargo CEO), Mike Duke (Walmart CEO), Linda Hudson (BAE Sys CEO).
- What is the future job market?
IE is projected to grow at 11% over the next 10 years, which means that there will be demand for nearly 38,500 more Industrial Engineers in the same 10-year period (BLS.gov, 2025).
- What about job satisfaction?
Industrial Engineering has been ranked in the top 10 for job satisfaction in the United States, according to a report produced by the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering (IISE 2023).
- How popular is IE among female engineering students?
While the School of Engineering’s undergraduate female student enrollment is about 14 percent of the overall enrollment, IE enjoys an impressive enrollment of about 35 percent in the same category.
IE Scholarship Application
You can apply for the scholarship by downloading the application and emailing the completed application to Dr. Sinan Onal sonal@siue.edu by April 30, 2025.
