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2023 Most Popular Industrial Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region

14 Colleges
$67,181 Avg Salary
$23,338 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Industrial Engineering School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, industrial engineering was ranked #70 in the country. In fact 3,028 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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

The Most Popular Industrial Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Southwest 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Industrial Engineering Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the most popular school in the Southwest Region for industrial engineering students. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Arlington is a great place for industrial engineering students. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Industrial Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. UH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.

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The excellent programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best industrial engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at New Mexico State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best industrial engineering schools in the Southwest Region . NMSU Main Campus is a large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces.

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#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Industrial Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M Kingsville is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Kingsville.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Industrial Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a very large student population.

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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular industrial engineering programs. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Norman.

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Best Industrial Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best industrial engineering schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 372
Arizona 74
Oklahoma 34
New Mexico 42

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 14 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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