by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Industrial & Management Engineering is the 133rd most popular major in the country with 6,063 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 631 industrial and management engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 443 industrial and management engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,693 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in industrial and management engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in industrial and management engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major in the Far Western US Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend International Technological University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in San Jose, California, and it awarded 26 masters’s industrial management degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stanford University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major in the Far Western US Region. Stanford is a fairly large school located in Stanford, California that handed out 103 masters’s industrial management degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Clara University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major in the Far Western US Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Santa Clara, California, and it awarded 25 masters’s industrial management degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Industrial & Management Engineering at Santa Clara University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jose State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in San Jose, California, and it awarded 80 masters’s industrial management degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Full San Jose State University Industrial & Management Engineering Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Martin’s University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major in the Far Western US Region. This small school is located in Lacey, Washington, and it awarded 4 masters’s industrial management degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Industrial & Management Engineering at Saint Martin’s
California State University - Northridge ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major in the Far Western US Region list. CSUN is located in Northridge, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 63 masters’s industrial management degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
National University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #7. National University is a fairly large school located in La Jolla, California that handed out 38 masters’s industrial management degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Portland State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #8. Portland State University is a large school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 32 masters’s industrial management degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Industrial & Management Engineering at Portland State University
With a ranking of #9, California State University - East Bay did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major in the Far Western US Region list. California State University - East Bay is located in Hayward, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 masters’s industrial management degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Industrial & Management Engineering at California State University - East Bay
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. San Luis Obispo, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s industrial management degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Washington State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This large school is located in Pullman, Washington, and it awarded 20 masters’s industrial management degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
California State Polytechnic University - Pomona came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is a public institution located in Pomona, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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California State University - Los Angeles landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. California State University - Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s industrial management degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Industrial & Management Engineering at California State University - Los Angeles
Westcliff University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Westcliff University is a small private for-profit school situated in Irvine, California. It awarded 0 masters’s industrial management degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Westcliff University Industrial & Management Engineering Report
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