by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on IE Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 9,072 people earned their degree in industrial engineering, making the major the 87th most popular in the United States. 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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 53 industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,779 and $21,585 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on IE Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in industrial engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in industrial engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on IE Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Pueblo. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on IE Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in Pueblo, Colorado, this medium-sized public school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified ’s IE students in 2020-2021.
Full Colorado State University - Pueblo Industrial Engineering Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IE Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Bozeman, Montana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s IE degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Snow College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IE Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Ephraim, Utah is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s IE degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on IE Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado Christian University landed the #4 spot on the list. Lakewood, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s IE degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
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