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2023 Most Popular Industrial Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa

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

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

With 240 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, industrial engineering is the #46 most popular major in Iowa.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Industrial Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Iowa 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 2023 rankings named Iowa State University the most popular school in Iowa for industrial engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State 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.

IE majors at Iowa State take out an average of $23,078 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $460.

Full Industrial Engineering at Iowa State University Report

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular industrial engineering schools in Iowa. Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

About 40% of the students majoring in IE at the school are women while 60% are male.

When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $384.

Full Industrial Engineering at University of Iowa Report

#3

Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, IA

Out of the 4 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Ambrose University landed the # 3 spot on the list. St. Ambrose University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Davenport.

Read full report on Industrial Engineering at Saint Ambrose University

#4

William Penn University

Oskaloosa, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Penn University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. William Penn University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Oskaloosa.

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Best Industrial Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Industrial Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 55
Minnesota 130
Kansas 194
Nebraska 0
North Dakota 32
South Dakota 56

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 4 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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