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2023 Most Popular Industrial Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast 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 Most Popular Industrial Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

Our analysis found Louisiana Tech University to be the most popular school for industrial engineering students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public school located in the town of Ruston.

About 32% of the students majoring in IE at the school are women while 68% are male.

Full Industrial Engineering at Louisiana Tech University Report

#2

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Industrial Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in IE at Auburn, 68% are male and 32% are female.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 44% of the students majoring in IE at the school are women while 56% are male.

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#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Industrial Engineering Graduate Certificate 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.

About 50% of the students majoring in IE at the school are women while 50% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at North Carolina A & T State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular industrial engineering schools in the Southeast Region . NC A&T is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

Full Industrial Engineering at North Carolina A & T State University Report

Out of the 9 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a very large student population.

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#5

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Kentucky helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular industrial engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for industrial engineering students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.

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#8

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Mississippi State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Industrial Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State 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 9 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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