2024 Best Industrial Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in industrial engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #63 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Industrial Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 21 doctor's degrees in industrial engineering to qualified students.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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 industrial engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other 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.
• Student Debt - How much debt industrial engineering students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized industrial engineering related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Industrial Engineering in Illinois

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in industrial engineering.

Top Illinois Schools for a Doctorate in IE

1

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

9 Annual Graduates

Northwestern University is a wonderful option for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in industrial engineering. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston.More information about a doctorate in industrial engineering from Northwestern University

2

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

5 Annual Graduates

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in industrial engineering. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in industrial engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2

University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

7 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Illinois at Chicago if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in industrial engineering. UIC is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a doctorate in industrial engineering from University of Illinois at Chicago

Best Industrial Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Industrial Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	149	22
Ohio	144	9
Indiana	132	24
Wisconsin	108	13

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Industrial Engineering Related Rankings by Major

Industrial Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

IE Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Industrial Engineering	21

Most Popular Majors Related to IE

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	86
Mechanical Engineering	70
Materials Engineering	57
Chemical Engineering	56
Civil Engineering	53
Biomedical Engineering	41
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	12
Engineering Mechanics	8
Environmental Engineering	8
General Engineering	7

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.