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2023 Best Industrial Engineering Master's Degree Schools in California

3 Colleges
$82,635 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Industrial Engineering Master's Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Industrial Engineering Master's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in California to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California

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

Top California Schools for a Master's in Industrial Engineering

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

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The excellent master’s degree programs at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best industrial engineering schools in California. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

Read full report on Industrial Engineering at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means San Jose State University is a great place for industrial engineering students working on their master’s degree. 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).

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