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2023 Most Popular Industrial Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

6 Colleges
$82,635 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Industrial Engineering Master's Degree 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Industrial Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Illinois 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for IE majors pursuing a master's degree.

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

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

Read full report on Industrial Engineering at Northern Illinois University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. UIC is a very large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

About 12% of the students majoring in IE at the school are women while 88% are male.

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Out of the 6 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 24% of the IE majors at the school.

Read full report on Industrial Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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

Women make up 27% of the IE majors at the school.

Full Industrial Engineering at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Report

#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Out of the 6 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 40% of the IE majors at the school.

Read full report on Industrial Engineering at Northwestern University

#6

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

Bradley University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree industrial engineering programs. Located in the city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Industrial Engineering at Bradley University Report

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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