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

14 Colleges
$82,635 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Industrial Engineering Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Industrial Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master'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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for IE majors pursuing a master's degree.

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

Of the 102 students majoring in IE at Texas A&M College Station, 83% are male and 17% are female.

Full Industrial Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a very large student population.

About 10% of the students majoring in IE at the school are women while 90% are male.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Out of the 14 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the # 3 spot on the list. UH is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.

About 9% of the students majoring in IE at the school are women while 91% are male.

Full Industrial Engineering at University of Houston Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great place for industrial engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 14% of the IE majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a great place for industrial engineering students working on their master’s degree. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces.

Women make up 17% of the IE majors at the school.

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#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

With a ranking of #6, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for industrial engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 31 students majoring in IE at Texas Tech, 94% are male and 6% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for industrial engineering students working on their master’s degree. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Kingsville.

About 19% of the students majoring in IE at the school are women while 81% are male.

Full Industrial Engineering at Texas A&M University - Kingsville Report

With a ranking of #8, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for industrial engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in IE at OSU, 81% are male and 19% are female.

Full Industrial Engineering at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Report

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman.

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

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#10

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree industrial engineering programs. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

Of the 9 students majoring in IE at University of Arizona, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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Best Industrial Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best industrial engineering colleges 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 14 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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