2024 Best Industrial & Management Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Indiana

Industrial & Management Engineering is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #46 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Indiana to determine which ones were the best for industrial & management engineering students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 167 master's degrees in industrial & management engineering to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Industrial & Management Engineering School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of industrial & management engineering for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to industrial & management engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of industrial & management engineering students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized industrial & management engineering related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for industrial & management engineering students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Industrial & Management Engineering Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Industrial & Management Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Industrial & Management Engineering in Indiana

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in industrial & management engineering.

Top Indiana Schools for a Master's in Industrial Management

1

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

43 Annual Graduates

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in industrial & management engineering. IUPUI is a very large public university located in the large city of Indianapolis.More information about a master’s in industrial & management engineering from Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

1

Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

Purdue University - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in industrial & management engineering. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in industrial & management engineering from Purdue University - Main Campus

2

Purdue University Northwest
Hammond, IN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

37 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Purdue University Northwest if you wish to pursue a master's degree in industrial & management engineering. Purdue Northwest is a moderately-sized public university located in the suburb of Hammond.More information about a master’s in industrial & management engineering from Purdue University Northwest

3

Purdue University Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, IN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

1 Annual Graduates

Purdue University Fort Wayne is a good decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in industrial & management engineering. PFW is a medium-sized public university located in the large city of Fort Wayne.More information about a master’s in industrial & management engineering from Purdue University Fort Wayne

4

Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses
Angola, IN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

35 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses if you wish to pursue a master's degree in industrial & management engineering. Located in the town of Angola, Trine is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in industrial & management engineering from Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses

5

Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in industrial & management engineering from Indiana State University

Best Industrial & Management Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Industrial & Management Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	553	153
Ohio	494	179
Michigan	476	223

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Rankings in Majors Related to Industrial Management

One of 3 majors within the Engineering-Related Fields area of study, Industrial & Management Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.