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

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Finding the Best Industrial Engineering Doctor'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 Most Popular Industrial Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Southwest Region to see which doctor'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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Industrial Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.

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

Women make up 29% of the IE majors at the school.

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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 Doctor’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.

Of the 13 students majoring in IE at ASU - Tempe, 62% are male and 38% are female.

Full Industrial Engineering at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Arlington helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular industrial engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 50% of the IE majors at the school.

Full Industrial Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular industrial engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 29% of the IE majors at the school.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in IE at the school are women while 80% are male.

Full Industrial Engineering at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Report

#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular industrial engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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#7

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UH is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.

About 67% of the students majoring in IE at the school are women while 33% are male.

Full Industrial Engineering at University of Houston Report

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Norman.

Of the 3 students majoring in IE at University of Oklahoma, 67% are male and 33% are female.

Full Industrial Engineering at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Report

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 8 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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