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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General IE Major

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on General IE Major

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General IE Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 9,072 people earned their degree in general industrial engineering, making the major the 95th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2,483 general industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General IE Major” ranking looked at 89 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general industrial engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general industrial engineering.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General IE Major

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General IE Major”.

Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Industrial Engineering

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Out of the 89 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General IE Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Dearborn landed the #1 spot on the list. UM Dearborn is located in Dearborn, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 61 masters’s general IE degrees to qualified students.

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%.

Read full report on General Industrial Engineering at UM Dearborn

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Lehigh University
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lehigh University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General IE Major. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It awarded 39 masters’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Lehigh University General Industrial Engineering Report

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University of New Haven
West Haven, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Haven. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General IE Major list. University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Haven, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 37 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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%.

Full University of New Haven General Industrial Engineering Report

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University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General IE Major. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general IE degrees to 151 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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 General Industrial Engineering at University at Buffalo

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General IE Major. This medium-sized school is located in Kingsville, Texas, and it awarded 27 masters’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Industrial Engineering at Texas A&M Kingsville

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Binghamton University
Vestal, New York

Binghamton University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General IE Major list. Located in Vestal, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 85 diplomas to qualified masters’s general IE students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 General Industrial Engineering at Binghamton University

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Lawrence Technological University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General IE Major ranking. Lawrence Technological University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Southfield, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Industrial Engineering at Lawrence Tech

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Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts

Northeastern University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General IE Major ranking. Northeastern University is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 108 masters’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on General Industrial Engineering at Northeastern University

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General IE Major ranking. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general IE degrees to 42 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Industrial Engineering at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

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Wichita State University
Wichita, Kansas

With a ranking of #10, Wichita State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General IE Major list. WSU is located in Wichita, Kansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 48 masters’s general IE degrees to qualified students.

Read more about General Industrial Engineering at Wichita State University

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Rochester Institute of Technology came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General IE Major ranking. Rochester, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general IE degrees to 38 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on General Industrial Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology

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Northern Illinois University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General IE Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Dekalb, Illinois, and it awarded 42 masters’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Industrial Engineering at Northern Illinois University

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University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, Missouri

With a ranking of #13, University of Central Missouri did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General IE Major list. Located in Warrensburg, Missouri, this fairly large public school handed out 26 diplomas to qualified masters’s general IE students in 2020-2021.

Full UCM General Industrial Engineering Report

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Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan

Western Michigan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General IE Major ranking, coming in at #14. Western Michigan University is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 masters’s general IE degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on General Industrial Engineering at Western Michigan University

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With a ranking of #15, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General IE Major list. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 116 masters’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

Read full report on General Industrial Engineering at Columbia

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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General IE Major ranking, coming in at #16. This large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 71 masters’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Industrial Engineering at Georgia Tech

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Clemson University
Clemson, South Carolina

Clemson University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General IE Major list. Clemson University is a public institution located in Clemson, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 58 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 General Industrial Engineering at Clemson University

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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

North Carolina State University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General IE Major ranking. NC State is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 74 masters’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Industrial Engineering at NC State

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General IE Major ranking, coming in at #19. SIUE is located in Edwardsville, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 masters’s general IE degrees to qualified students.

Read more about General Industrial Engineering at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

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With a ranking of #20, Colorado State University - Pueblo did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General IE Major list. Located in Pueblo, Colorado, this medium-sized public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s general IE students in 2020-2021.

Full Colorado State University - Pueblo General Industrial Engineering Report

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Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, Indiana

With a ranking of #21, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General IE Major list. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 81 masters’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Full Purdue University - Main Campus General Industrial Engineering Report

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General IE Major list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a large public school situated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It awarded 97 masters’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.

Read more about General Industrial Engineering at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General IE Major ranking, coming in at #23. Arlington, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general IE degrees to 81 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Industrial Engineering at UT Arlington

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Fairfield University
Fairfield, Connecticut

With a ranking of #24, Fairfield University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General IE Major list. Fairfield University is a medium-sized school located in Fairfield, Connecticut that handed out 8 masters’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Industrial Engineering at Fairfield U

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Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General IE Major ranking, coming in at #25. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 102 masters’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Industrial Engineering at Texas A&M College Station

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