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Most Popular Industrial Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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2023 Most Popular Industrial Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Industrial Engineering Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, industrial engineering was ranked #87 in the country. In fact 9,072 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Most Popular Industrial Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Plains States Region to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Wichita State University to be the most popular school for industrial engineering students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 24% of the IE majors at the school.

Full Industrial Engineering at Wichita State University Report

Out of the 3 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. SD Mines is a small public school located in the city of Rapid City.

About 13% of the students majoring in IE at the school are women while 87% are male.

Read full report on Industrial Engineering at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great place for industrial engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.

Of the 7 students majoring in IE at Iowa State, 71% are male and 29% are female.

Full Industrial Engineering at Iowa State University Report

Best Industrial Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best industrial engineering schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 55
Minnesota 130
Kansas 194
Iowa 240
Nebraska 0
North Dakota 32
South Dakota 56

One of 40 majors within the area of study, industrial engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 3 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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