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2023 Most Popular Industrial Engineering Schools in Illinois

6 Colleges
$69,591 Avg Salary
$22,341 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Industrial Engineering School for You

Industrial Engineering is the #67 most popular major in Illinois with 153 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Industrial Engineering Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Northern Illinois University the most popular school in Illinois for industrial engineering students. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

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Out of the 6 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the # 2 spot on the list. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chicago.

Read full report on Industrial Engineering at University of Illinois at Chicago

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Industrial Engineering Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a great place for industrial engineering students. SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.

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#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Engineering Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

Bradley University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Industrial Engineering Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Industrial Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Industrial Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 281
Ohio 42
Indiana 105
Wisconsin 45

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 6 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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