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2023 Most Popular Industrial Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region

22 Colleges
$69,633 Avg Salary
$23,339 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Industrial Engineering 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Industrial Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 22 schools in the Southeast Region 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for IE majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus the most popular school in the Southeast Region for industrial engineering students. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Industrial Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. Clemson is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.

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#5

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

The excellent programs at Auburn University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best industrial engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

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University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tampa.

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#7

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for industrial engineering students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Louisiana Tech University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular industrial engineering programs. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Ruston.

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#10

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Mississippi State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular industrial engineering programs. Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public school 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 22 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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