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Best Industrial Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Best Industrial Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

13 Colleges
$82,635 Avg Salary

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

Industrial Engineering is the #87 most popular major in the country with 9,072 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the IE master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Industrial Engineering Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the best school for industrial engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best industrial engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UH is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.

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The excellent master’s degree 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 midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Out of the 13 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the # 5 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson.

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With a ranking of #6, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for industrial engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a very large student population.

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Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for industrial engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the suburb of Norman.

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#9

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree industrial engineering programs. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. NMSU Main Campus is a large public school located in the suburb of Las Cruces.

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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 874
Arizona 205
Oklahoma 147
New Mexico 73

Industrial Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

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 13 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).

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