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2023 Most Popular Industrial Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Industrial Engineering Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 9,072 people earned a degree or certificate in industrial engineering, making the major the #87 most popular in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Industrial Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Wichita State University the most popular school in the United States for industrial engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Wichita, WSU is a public college with a large student population.

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

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Out of the 20 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana Tech University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Ruston.

About 32% of the students majoring in IE at the school are women while 68% are male.

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Auburn University

Auburn, AL

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Auburn University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular industrial engineering schools in the United States. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in IE at Auburn, 68% are male and 32% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Central Florida is a great place for industrial engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 44% of the students majoring in IE at the school are women while 56% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Jersey Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Industrial Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Newark, NJIT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 6% of the students majoring in IE at the school are women while 94% are male.

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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for industrial engineering students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. SD Mines is a small public school located in the small city of Rapid City.

Of the 15 students majoring in IE at SD Mines, 87% are male and 13% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for industrial engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

About 8% of the students majoring in IE at the school are women while 92% are male.

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Iowa State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Industrial Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.

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

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate industrial engineering programs. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Industrial Engineering by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
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Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 20 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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