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2023 Best Industrial Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region

20 Colleges
$69,633 Avg Salary
$23,339 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Industrial Engineering 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Industrial Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the Southeast Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Industrial Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for IE majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Industrial Engineering Schools

Our analysis found Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus to be the best school for industrial engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

The excellent programs at Clemson University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best industrial engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Clemson is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.

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#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Industrial Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best industrial engineering schools in the Southeast Region . NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

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#5

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Out of the 20 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a very large student population.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for industrial engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

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#7

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

University of Arkansas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for industrial engineering students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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North Carolina A & T State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Industrial Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. NC A&T is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

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#9

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason 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 suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Central Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for industrial engineering students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Industrial Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 50
Florida 151
Georgia 92
North Carolina 108
Tennessee 40
Kentucky 13
Louisiana 28
Alabama 55
South Carolina 65
Mississippi 22
Arkansas 7
West Virginia 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 20 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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