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2023 Most Popular Industrial Engineering Schools in California

7 Colleges
$68,454 Avg Salary
$23,127 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Industrial Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 464 degrees and certificates were awarded to industrial engineering students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #131 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Industrial Engineering Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in California for industrial engineering students. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

On average, IE graduates from USC take out $21,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Jose State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Engineering Schools in California list. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the city of San Jose.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Industrial Engineering Schools in California list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

IE majors at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo take out an average of $21,846 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $498.

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The excellent programs at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best industrial engineering schools in California. Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public college with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that IE majors at Cal Poly Pomona take out is $26,035.

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University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of San Diego. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Engineering Schools in California list. USD is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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With a ranking of #6, California State University - East Bay did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for industrial engineering students. Located in the suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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California Baptist University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular industrial engineering programs. Cal Baptist is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverside.

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Best Industrial Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Industrial Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 98
Oregon 85

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 7 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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