2023 Most Popular Industrial Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Industrial Engineering Master'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 Master'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 89 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master'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.
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2023 Most Popular Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for IE majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 15% Most Popular Industrial Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University at Buffalo to be the most popular school for industrial engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 22% of the IE majors at the school.
Out of the 89 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Of the 116 students majoring in IE at Columbia, 62% are male and 38% are female.
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Out of the 89 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Of the 108 students majoring in IE at Northeastern, 92% are male and 8% are female.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for industrial engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 17% of the IE majors at the school.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular industrial engineering schools in the United States. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.
Women make up 35% of the IE majors at the school.
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Binghamton University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for industrial engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 85 students majoring in IE at Binghamton University, 72% are male and 28% are female.
Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.
About 30% of the students majoring in IE at the school are women while 70% are male.
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The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the large city of Arlington.
Of the 81 students majoring in IE at UT Arlington, 90% are male and 10% are female.
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North Carolina State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for industrial engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.
Women make up 23% of the IE majors at the school.
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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
About 32% of the students majoring in IE at the school are women while 68% are male.
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University of Michigan - Dearborn ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. UM Dearborn is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Dearborn.
Of the 61 students majoring in IE at UM Dearborn, 72% are male and 28% are female.
Clemson University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for industrial engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Clemson is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.
Women make up 29% of the IE majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #13, University of Houston did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for industrial engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 55 students majoring in IE at UH, 91% are male and 9% are female.
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Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional popular schools for Industrial Engineering students that almost earned our Most Popular Industrial Engineering Master's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 14 | University of Central Florida | Orlando, FL |
| 15 | Wichita State University | Wichita, KS |
| 16 | Arizona State University - Tempe | Tempe, AZ |
| 17 | Western Michigan University | Kalamazoo, MI |
Industrial Engineering by Region
View the Most Popular Industrial Engineering Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
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Majors Related to IE
One of 39 majors within the area of study, industrial engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 25 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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