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2023 Best Industrial Engineering Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Industrial Engineering Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 9,072 people earned a degree or certificate in industrial engineering, making the major the #87 most popular in the United States.

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, Course Advisor has created its Best Industrial Engineering Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 79 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Industrial Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 15% Best Industrial Engineering Master's Degree Schools

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in the United States for industrial engineering students working on their master’s degree. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle 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 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best industrial engineering schools in the United States. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s best schools for industrial engineering students working on their master’s degree. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

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#7

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Lehigh University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.

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#8

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree industrial engineering programs. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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#9

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

With a ranking of #9, Clemson University did quite well on this year’s best schools for industrial engineering students working on their master’s degree. Clemson is a very large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

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Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#11

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree industrial engineering programs. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Industrial Engineering Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
12 Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX
13 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
14 University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
15 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA

Industrial Engineering by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 40 majors within the area of study, industrial engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to IE

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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