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Finding the Best Industrial Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 3,028 people earned a degree or certificate in industrial engineering, making the major the #70 most popular in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Industrial Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 49 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the IE doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Industrial Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the best school for industrial engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best industrial engineering schools in the United States. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

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Out of the 49 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 5 spot on the list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

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#6

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

With a ranking of #6, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for industrial engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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#7

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Lehigh University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.

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#8

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree industrial engineering programs. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

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One of 39 majors within the area of study, industrial engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

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