2024 Best Industrial Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

a master's degree in industrial engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #62 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Industrial Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 116 master's degrees in industrial engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to industrial engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of industrial engineering students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for industrial engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized industrial engineering related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Industrial Engineering Schools

The ie school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Industrial Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Industrial Engineering in Massachusetts

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

Top Massachusetts Schools for a Master's in IE

1

Northeastern University
Boston, MA

108 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in industrial engineering needs to look into Northeastern University. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in industrial engineering from Northeastern University

2

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

4 Annual Graduates

University of Massachusetts Amherst is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in industrial engineering. UMass Amherst is a very large public university located in the suburb of Amherst.More information about a master’s in industrial engineering from University of Massachusetts Amherst

3

Western New England University
Springfield, MA

4 Annual Graduates

Western New England University is a good decision for students pursuing a master's degree in industrial engineering. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Western New England is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in industrial engineering from Western New England University

Best Industrial Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Industrial Engineering Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Connecticut	153	45
Rhode Island	127	7
Vermont	91	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to IE

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

IE Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Industrial Engineering	116

Majors Similar to IE

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Engineering	894
Electrical Engineering	543
Mechanical Engineering	516
Systems Engineering	347
General Engineering	319
Other Engineering	299
Civil Engineering	209
Biomedical Engineering	146
Engineering Science	104
Robotics Engineering	98

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.