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Best Industrial Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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2023 Best Industrial Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Industrial Engineering Graduate Certificate School for You

Industrial Engineering is the #70 most popular major in the country with 3,028 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Industrial Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Plains States Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Industrial Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Industrial Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named Iowa State University the best school in the Plains States Region for industrial engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Industrial Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. SD Mines is a small public school located in the small city of Rapid City.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Wichita State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best industrial engineering schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Wichita, WSU is a public school with a large student population.

Read full report on Industrial Engineering at Wichita State University

Best Industrial Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best industrial engineering schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 32
Minnesota 28
Iowa 51
Kansas 99
Nebraska 0
North Dakota 2
South Dakota 15

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

Majors Similar to IE

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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