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2023 Most Popular Industrial Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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$82,635 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Industrial Engineering Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Wichita State University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for industrial engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 25% of the IE majors at the school.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Missouri landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 8% of the IE majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular industrial engineering schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 22% of the IE majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.

About 20% of the students majoring in IE at the school are women while 80% are male.

Full Industrial Engineering at Iowa State University Report

#5

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular industrial engineering schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in IE at the school are women while 80% are male.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for industrial engineering students working on their master’s degree. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

About 20% of the students majoring in IE at the school are women while 80% are male.

Full Industrial Engineering at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

#7

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas 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 #7 on the list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

About 33% of the students majoring in IE at the school are women while 67% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, North Dakota State University - Main Campus 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 Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a large student population.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very 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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 32
Minnesota 28
Iowa 51
Kansas 99
Nebraska 0
North Dakota 2
South Dakota 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).

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