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2023 Most Popular Industrial Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Industrial Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 3,028 people earned a degree or certificate in industrial engineering, making the major the #70 most popular in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Industrial Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 55 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Industrial Engineering program at each school on the list.

Check out the IE doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our analysis found Purdue University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for industrial engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

Women make up 29% of the IE majors at the school.

Full Industrial Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a great place for industrial engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 48% of the IE majors at the school.

Full Industrial Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular industrial engineering schools in the United States. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

Women make up 12% of the IE majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 29% of the students majoring in IE at the school are women while 71% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Central Florida helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular industrial engineering schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in IE at UCF, 71% are male and 29% are female.

Read full report on Industrial Engineering at University of Central Florida

#6

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Binghamton University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in IE at Binghamton University, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree industrial engineering programs. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Of the 13 students majoring in IE at UW - Madison, 54% are male and 46% are female.

Full Industrial Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for industrial engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the city of Tempe.

Women make up 38% of the IE majors at the school.

Full Industrial Engineering at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

With a ranking of #9, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for industrial engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

Of the 12 students majoring in IE at U-M, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in IE at Rutgers New Brunswick, 83% are male and 17% are female.

Full Industrial Engineering at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 33 schools only.

  • 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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