If you plan on majoring in industrial engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #87 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 9 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Industrial Engineering Schools in Texas ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 927 degrees in industrial engineering to qualified students.
The ie program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Industrial Engineering rankings. We derive our Best Overall Industrial Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Industrial Engineering Schools in Texas list to help you make the college decision.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the ie degree levels they offer.
Texas A&M University - College Station is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in industrial engineering. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of College Station. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.
There were roughly 402 industrial engineering students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent year we have data available. Those industrial engineering students who get their degree from Texas A&M University - College Station make $10,260 more than the typical ie grad.
The University of Texas at Austin is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in industrial engineering. UT Austin is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Austin. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.
There were approximately 16 industrial engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Houston is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in industrial engineering. UH is a very large public university located in the city of Houston. A Best Colleges rank of #211 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UH is a great university overall.
There were about 92 industrial engineering students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent year we have data available. Industrial Engineering degree recipients from University of Houston earn a boost of approximately $6,764 over the average earnings of industrial engineering majors.
Texas Tech University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in industrial engineering. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #168 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.
There were approximately 90 industrial engineering students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent data year. After graduating, ie degree recipients generally make around $62,931 in the first five years of their career.
UT Arlington is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Arlington. This university ranks 15th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 123 industrial engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Arlington in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, ie degree recipients usually earn about $58,154 at the beginning of their careers.
Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Kingsville. This university ranks 76th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 31 industrial engineering students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M Kingsville in the most recent data year.
UTEP is a very large public university located in the large city of El Paso. This university ranks 56th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 84 industrial engineering students who graduated with this degree at UTEP in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, ie degree recipients typically earn around $52,972 at the beginning of their careers.
Located in the midsize city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 26th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 23 industrial engineering students who graduated with this degree at Lamar University in the most recent data year.
Texas State is a very large public university located in the city of San Marcos. This university ranks 20th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 38 industrial engineering students who graduated with this degree at Texas State in the most recent data year. After graduation, ie degree recipients usually make about $62,455 in the first five years of their career.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).