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2024 Best Industrial & Management Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region

9 Colleges in the Southwest Region
386 Industrial Management Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in industrial & management engineering, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #133 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for industrial & management engineering students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 386 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 the Southwest Region Your choice of industrial & management engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Industrial & Management Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

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
Doctor's Degrees in Industrial Management

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 & Management Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Industrial & Management Engineering in the Southwest Region

The schools below may not offer all types of industrial management degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Southwest Region Schools in Industrial Management

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX
49 Industrial Management Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in industrial & management engineering needs to look into Southern Methodist University. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #73 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means SMU is a great university overall.

There were about 49 industrial & management engineering students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AZ
42 Industrial Management Degrees Awarded

Arizona State University - Tempe is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in industrial & management engineering. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Tempe. A Best Colleges rank of #119 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.

There were approximately 42 industrial & management engineering students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent data year.

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

Any student who is interested in industrial & management engineering needs to check out Texas A&M University - College Station. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.

There were roughly 53 industrial & management engineering students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In AZ

University of Arizona is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in industrial & management engineering. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #133 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.

There were about 29 industrial & management engineering students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent data year.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In AZ

Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were about 27 industrial & management engineering students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Skysong in the most recent year we have data available.

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Texas State crest
Texas State University
San Marcos, TX
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In TX
7.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 20th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 13 industrial & management engineering students who graduated with this degree at Texas State in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In TX

Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #211 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UH is a great university overall.

There were approximately 5 industrial & management engineering students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent data year.

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8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In TX
26.9% Growth in Graduates

Located in the distant town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 76th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 26 industrial & management engineering students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M Kingsville in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In TX
15.4% Growth in Graduates

UT Tyler is a moderately-sized public university located in the midsize city of Tyler. This university ranks 47th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 26 industrial & management engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Tyler in the most recent year we have data available.

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10
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OK
20.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the remote town of Tahlequah, NSU is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 14th out of 32 schools for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.

There were roughly 5 industrial & management engineering students who graduated with this degree at NSU in the most recent data year.

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Best Industrial & Management Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best industrial & management engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 905 253
Arizona 670 95
Oklahoma 565 5
New Mexico 416 10

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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.

Majors Similar to Industrial Management

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering Design 13
Other Engineering-Related Fields 1

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