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2024 Best Industrial Engineering Schools in Illinois

6 Colleges in Illinois
408 IE Degrees Awarded
$69,591 Avg Early-Career Salary
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.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Industrial Engineering Schools in Illinois ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 408 degrees in industrial engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Industrial Engineering School

Best Industrial Engineering Schools in Illinois 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.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Industrial Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in IE
Master's Degrees in IE
Doctor's Degrees in IE

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Industrial Engineering Schools in Illinois list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Industrial Engineering in Illinois

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.

Top Illinois Schools in IE

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
91 IE Degrees Awarded
$84,644 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in industrial engineering has 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 approximately 91 industrial engineering students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available. Industrial Engineering degree recipients from Northwestern University earn a boost of approximately $15,053 over the average earnings of industrial engineering majors.

More information about a degree in industrial engineering from Northwestern University

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
110 IE Degrees Awarded
22.7% Growth in Graduates

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in industrial engineering. UIUC is a very large public university located in the small city of Champaign. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.

There were about 110 industrial engineering students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the ie program make an average of $68,901 in their early career salary.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
67 IE Degrees Awarded
23.9% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Illinois at Chicago if you wish to pursue a degree in industrial engineering. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #192 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UIC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 67 industrial engineering students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the ie program make around $69,412 in their early career salary.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$66,979 Median Starting Salary
$27,000 Median Student Debt

Bradley University is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in industrial engineering. Bradley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Peoria. This university ranks 14th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were about 17 industrial engineering students who graduated with this degree at Bradley in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the ie program make about $66,979 in their early career salary.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
70 IE Degrees Awarded
$58,020 Median Starting Salary

Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 24th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were about 70 industrial engineering students who graduated with this degree at NIU in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, ie degree recipients usually make about $58,020 in their early careers.

More information about a degree in industrial engineering from Northern Illinois University

6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In IL
53 IE Degrees Awarded

SIUE is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Edwardsville. This university ranks 31st out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were approximately 53 industrial engineering students who graduated with this degree at SIUE in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in industrial engineering from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Best Industrial Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Industrial Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 322 579
Ohio 314 256
Indiana 294 382
Wisconsin 273 252

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One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Industrial Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

IE Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Industrial Engineering 408

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 1,183
Electrical Engineering 1,029
Civil Engineering 816
Computer Engineering 742
Chemical Engineering 442
General Engineering 427
Biomedical Engineering 369
Materials Engineering 203
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 185
Other Engineering 140

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