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2023 Best Industrial Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

10 Colleges
$70,185 Avg Salary
$25,074 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Industrial Engineering School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, industrial engineering was ranked #70 in the country. In fact 3,028 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Industrial Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Industrial Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 10 Best Industrial Engineering Schools

#1

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Our analysis found Lehigh University to be the best school for industrial engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best industrial engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Industrial Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Rutgers University - New Brunswick helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best industrial engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.

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The excellent programs at New Jersey Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best industrial engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . NJIT is a large public school located in the large city of Newark.

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Rochester Institute of Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Best Industrial Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#7

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Binghamton University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for industrial engineering students. It came in at #7 on the list. Binghamton University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Vestal.

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Industrial Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. RPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.

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#9

New York University

New York, NY

New York University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for industrial engineering students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo ranked #10 on this year’s Best Industrial Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

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Best Industrial Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best industrial engineering colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 465
Pennsylvania 120
Maryland 0
New Jersey 87
District of Columbia 0

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Industrial Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

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 10 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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