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2023 Most Well Attended IE Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s

14 Ranked Colleges
444 Degrees Awarded
$82,413 Avg Salary
Most Well Attended IE Major in the Southwest Region for a Master's

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended IE Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 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 “Most Well Attended IE Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking looked at 14 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 Southwest Region for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended IE Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s”.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended IE Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 102 masters’s IE degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Industrial Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended IE Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. Located in Arlington, Texas, this large public school handed out 81 degrees to qualified masters’s IE students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Industrial Engineering at UT Arlington

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

Out of the 14 schools in the Most Well Attended IE Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Houston is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 55 masters’s IE degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full UH Industrial Engineering Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended IE Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 masters’s IE degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Industrial Engineering Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended IE Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school handed out 42 degrees to qualified masters’s IE students in 2020-2021.

Full NMSU Main Campus Industrial Engineering Report

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

With a ranking of #6, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended IE Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 31 masters’s 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Industrial Engineering at Texas Tech

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended IE Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. 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 more about Industrial Engineering at Texas A&M Kingsville

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended IE Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s IE students in 2020-2021.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Industrial Engineering at OSU

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended IE Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. University of Oklahoma is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 10 masters’s IE degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Full University of Oklahoma Industrial Engineering Report

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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended IE Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified masters’s IE students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full The University of Texas at Austin Industrial Engineering Report

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

With a ranking of #10, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended IE Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s IE students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of Arizona Industrial Engineering Report

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Arizona State University - Skysong ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended IE Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s IE degrees to 8 students 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 more about Industrial Engineering at ASU - Skysong

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The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended IE Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s IE degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Industrial Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso

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St. Mary's University
San Antonio, Texas

With a ranking of #14, St. Mary’s University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended IE Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. St. Mary’s is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s IE degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Industrial Engineering at St. Mary’s

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