A degree in industrial engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #87 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 94 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Industrial Engineering Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 8,087 degrees in industrial engineering during the 2021-2022 academic year.
The ie program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Industrial Engineering rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for industrial engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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Best Schools for Industrial Engineering in the United States
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the ie degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Any student who is interested in industrial engineering needs to look into Northwestern University. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.
There were roughly 79 industrial engineering students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the industrial engineering major at Northwestern University make $15,680 above the average college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Every student pursuing a degree in industrial engineering needs to check out Columbia University in the City of New York. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.
There were about 104 industrial engineering students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat University of Michigan - Ann Arbor if you wish to pursue a degree in industrial engineering. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were about 247 industrial engineering students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the industrial engineering program at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor make $17,151 above the standard college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in industrial engineering. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta. A Best Colleges rank of #24 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Georgia Tech is a great school overall.
There were roughly 459 industrial engineering students who graduated with this degree at Georgia Tech in the most recent year we have data available. Industrial Engineering degree recipients from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus earn a boost of around $13,183 over the typical earnings of industrial engineering majors.
Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of College Station. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.
There were about 391 industrial engineering students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year. Industrial Engineering degree recipients from Texas A&M University - College Station get an earnings boost of around $7,245 above the typical earnings of industrial engineering majors.
Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 83 industrial engineering students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the ie program make an average of $70,709 in their early career salary.
UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the large city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were roughly 159 industrial engineering students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year. Those industrial engineering students who get their degree from University of Wisconsin - Madison receive $5,097 more than the standard ie grad.
Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg. This school ranks 2nd out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were approximately 231 industrial engineering students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the ie program earn about $70,925 for their early career.
Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.
There were approximately 331 industrial engineering students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the ie program make about $70,780 for their early career.
Clemson is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Clemson. This university ranks 1st out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were roughly 352 industrial engineering students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent data year. Those industrial engineering students who get their degree from Clemson University earn $15,365 more than the standard ie student.
UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Champaign. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 109 industrial engineering students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the ie program make an average of $68,901 for their early career.
Iowa State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Ames. This university ranks 1st out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were roughly 160 industrial engineering students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent year we have data available. Those industrial engineering students who get their degree from Iowa State University receive $14,139 more than the typical ie graduate.
UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the city of Minneapolis. This university ranks 1st out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 97 industrial engineering students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the ie program make an average of $67,765 in their early career salary.
Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were about 181 industrial engineering students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the ie program report average early career wages of $70,911.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Industrial Engineering Schools award.
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).
The ie program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Industrial Engineering rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for industrial engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
