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2023 Best Industrial Engineering Schools in California

3 Colleges
$68,454 Avg Salary
$23,127 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Industrial Engineering School for You

With 56 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, industrial engineering is the #158 most popular major in California.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Industrial Engineering Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in California to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Industrial Engineering Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Industrial Engineering Colleges.

Top California Schools in Industrial Engineering

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the best school for industrial engineering students who want to pursue a degree in California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a great place for industrial engineering students. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Jose State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Industrial Engineering Schools in California list. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

Full Industrial Engineering at San Jose State University Report

Best Industrial Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Industrial Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 52
Oregon 25

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 3 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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