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2023 Most Popular Industrial Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

10 Colleges
$70,141 Avg Salary
$24,490 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 Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Plains States Region to see which programs were the most popular 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 Wichita State University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for industrial engineering students. Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public school with a large student population.

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The excellent programs at Iowa State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best industrial engineering schools in the Plains States Region . Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Industrial Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Central Missouri helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best industrial engineering schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the distant town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Out of the 10 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for industrial engineering students. SD Mines is a small public school located in the city of Rapid City.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for industrial engineering students. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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#8

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Industrial Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for industrial engineering students. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school 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 10 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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