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2023 Most Popular Industrial Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

6 Colleges
$82,635 Avg Salary

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

With 408 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, industrial engineering is the #78 most popular major in Illinois.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Industrial Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Northern Illinois University the most popular school in Illinois for industrial engineering students working on their master’s degree. NIU is a large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.

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 University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. UIC is a very large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

About 12% of the students majoring in IE at the school are women while 88% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a great place for industrial engineering students working on their master’s degree. SIUE is a large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.

Women make up 27% of the IE majors at the school.

Full Industrial Engineering at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Report

#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 40% of the IE majors at the school.

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#6

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

With a ranking of #6, Bradley University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for industrial engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Industrial Engineering at Bradley University

Best Industrial Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 579
Ohio 256
Indiana 416
Wisconsin 252

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 6 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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