by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IE Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Industrial Engineering is the 87th most popular major in the country with 9,072 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, industrial engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,960 and had an average of $24,268 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,352 industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $67,181 and $23,338 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 444 industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IE Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree in industrial engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in industrial engineering.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IE Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IE Major in the Southwest Region list. Kingsville, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s IE degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Industrial Engineering at Texas A&M University - Kingsville
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IE Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school awarded 42 diplomas to qualified masters’s IE students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Industrial Engineering at New Mexico State University - Main Campus
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IE Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 81 masters’s IE degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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 Industrial Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IE Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 102 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Texas A&M University - College Station Industrial Engineering Report
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IE Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #5 spot on the list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s IE degrees to 55 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Industrial Engineering at University of Houston
Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IE Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 31 degrees to qualified masters’s IE students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IE Major in the Southwest Region list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 masters’s IE degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IE Major in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 44 masters’s IE degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, 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 86%.
With a ranking of #9, St. Mary’s University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IE Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 2 masters’s IE degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IE Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s IE students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Industrial Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IE Major in the Southwest Region list. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s IE degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Industrial Engineering at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
With a ranking of #12, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IE Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s IE degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Arizona State University - Skysong ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IE Major in the Southwest Region list. Arizona State University - Skysong is a large public school situated in Scottsdale, Arizona. It awarded 8 masters’s IE degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 Industrial Engineering at Arizona State University - Skysong
The University of Texas at Austin ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IE Major in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s IE degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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