2024 Best General Industrial Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Ranked #67 in popularity, general industrial engineering is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for general industrial engineering students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 61 doctor's degrees in general industrial engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Industrial Engineering School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of general industrial engineering for getting your doctor'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. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general industrial engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general industrial engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general industrial engineering related body.

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

More Ways to Rank General Industrial Engineering Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Industrial Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Industrial Engineering in the Southwest Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for general industrial engineering students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Doctorate in General IE

1

Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

Texas A&M University - College Station is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in general industrial engineering. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general industrial engineering from Texas A&M University - College Station

2

The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in general industrial engineering needs to look into The University of Texas at Austin. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general industrial engineering from The University of Texas at Austin

3

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Norman, OK

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a good option for students pursuing a doctor's degree in general industrial engineering. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general industrial engineering from University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

4

Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, AZ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Arizona State University - Tempe is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in general industrial engineering. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.More information about a doctorate in general industrial engineering from Arizona State University - Tempe

5

University of Houston
Houston, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general industrial engineering from University of Houston

6

Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

Texas Tech is a very large public university located in the city of Lubbock.More information about a doctorate in general industrial engineering from Texas Tech University

7

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
Stillwater, OK

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

OSU is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Stillwater.More information about a doctorate in general industrial engineering from Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

8

The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general industrial engineering from The University of Texas at Arlington

Best General Industrial Engineering Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	309	40
Arizona	171	13
Oklahoma	124	8

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General Industrial Engineering Related Rankings by Major

General Industrial Engineering is one of 0 different types of Industrial Engineering programs to choose from.

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.