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2024 Best Industrial & Management Engineering Schools in Illinois

4 Colleges in Illinois
171 Industrial Management Degrees Awarded
Ranked #133 in popularity, industrial & management engineering is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Industrial & Management Engineering Schools in Illinois ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 171 degrees in industrial & management engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Industrial & Management Engineering School

Best Industrial & Management Engineering Schools in Illinois Your choice of industrial & management engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for industrial & management engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Industrial & Management Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Industrial Management
Master's Degrees in Industrial Management

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Industrial & Management Engineering Schools in Illinois ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Industrial & Management Engineering in Illinois

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the industrial management degree levels they offer.

Top Illinois Schools in Industrial Management

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IL
32 Industrial Management Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat Northwestern University if you wish to pursue a degree in industrial & management engineering. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.

There were about 32 industrial & management engineering students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IL
58 Industrial Management Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat Illinois Institute of Technology if you wish to pursue a degree in industrial & management engineering. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. This school ranks 9th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were approximately 58 industrial & management engineering students who graduated with this degree at Illinois Tech in the most recent data year.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
62 Industrial Management Degrees Awarded

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in industrial & management engineering. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 62 industrial & management engineering students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in industrial & management engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In IL
10.5% Growth in Graduates

Northern Illinois University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in industrial & management engineering. NIU is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Dekalb. This university ranks 24th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were approximately 19 industrial & management engineering students who graduated with this degree at NIU in the most recent data year.

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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
Ohio 939 303
Michigan 915 282
Indiana 737 266
Wisconsin 672 13

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

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