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2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region

8 Ranked Colleges
56 Degrees Awarded
$35,200 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended IE Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate

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 “Most Well Attended IE Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,367 industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,185 and $25,074 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 56 industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,076 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended IE Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in industrial engineering. To top this list, a school must have a successful industrial engineering program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended IE Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended IE Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate”.

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Binghamton University
Vestal, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Binghamton University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended IE Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate list. Vestal, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s IE degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Industrial Engineering at Binghamton University

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, New Jersey

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended IE Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate. Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 doctorate’s IE degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.

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University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York

Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended IE Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Buffalo, New York, this large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s IE students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University at Buffalo Industrial Engineering Report

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Lehigh University
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended IE Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh University landed the #4 spot on the list. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s IE degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Read full report on Industrial Engineering at Lehigh University

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Jersey Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended IE Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate list. This fairly large school is located in Newark, New Jersey, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s IE degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full NJIT Industrial Engineering Report

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With a ranking of #6, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended IE Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate list. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 doctorate’s IE degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.

Full Pitt Industrial Engineering Report

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Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended IE Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate list. Columbia is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 123 doctorate’s IE degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Columbia University in the City of New York Industrial Engineering Report

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Stevens Institute of Technology landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended IE Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Hoboken, New Jersey, and it awarded 0 doctorate’s IE degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.

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