2024 Best Industrial Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Virginia

Industrial Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #62 most popular master's degree program in the country. 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 Master's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 41 master'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 master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Industrial Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in industrial engineering.

Top Virginia Schools for a Master's in IE

1

Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

29 Annual Graduates

Virginia Tech is a good decision for individuals interested in a master's degree in industrial engineering. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in industrial engineering from Virginia Tech

2

George Mason University
Fairfax, VA

12 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat George Mason University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in industrial engineering. GMU is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Fairfax.More information about a master’s in industrial engineering from George Mason University

Best Industrial Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	102
Georgia	190	71
North Carolina	178	83
Tennessee	166	35
Alabama	151	27
Kentucky	147	8
Louisiana	147	3
South Carolina	146	58
Mississippi	145	13
Arkansas	121	7
West Virginia	112	15

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Industrial Engineering Related Rankings by Major

One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Industrial Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

IE Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Industrial Engineering	41

Most Popular Majors Related to IE

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Engineering	145
Computer Engineering	141
Civil Engineering	132
Electrical Engineering	116
General Engineering	86
Systems Engineering	77
Mechanical Engineering	59
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	33
Biomedical Engineering	28
Materials Engineering	18

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.