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2023 Most Popular Industrial Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

17 Colleges
$66,502 Avg Salary
$24,238 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor'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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Industrial Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Southwest Region to see which bachelor's degree 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 bachelor's degree.

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the most popular school for industrial engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.

Women make up 37% of the IE majors at the school.

On average, IE graduates from Texas A&M College Station take out $19,563 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $328.

Full Industrial Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 27% of the IE majors at the school.

IE majors at ASU - Tempe take out an average of $22,770 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Out of the 17 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of El Paso, UTEP is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 76 students majoring in IE at UTEP, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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Out of the 17 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman.

About 28% of the students majoring in IE at the school are women while 72% are male.

On average, IE graduates from University of Oklahoma take out $27,575 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great place for industrial engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

About 31% of the students majoring in IE at the school are women while 69% are male.

On average, IE graduates from Texas Tech take out $27,117 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a very large student population.

About 49% of the students majoring in IE at the school are women while 51% are male.

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#7

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Marcos.

Of the 38 students majoring in IE at Texas State, 68% are male and 32% are female.

On average, IE graduates from Texas State take out $26,489 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#8

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

Women make up 22% of the IE majors at the school.

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#9

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

Women make up 38% of the IE majors at the school.

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The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree industrial engineering programs. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 24% of the students majoring in IE at the school are women while 76% are male.

The average amount in student loans that IE majors at UT Arlington take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $23,937.

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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 17 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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