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2023 Most Popular Industrial Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

21 Colleges
$70,185 Avg Salary
$25,074 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Industrial Engineering School for You

Industrial Engineering is the #87 most popular major in the country with 9,072 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 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 the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which 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 Colleges.

#1

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

Our 2023 rankings named University at Buffalo the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for industrial engineering students. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.

IE majors at University at Buffalo take out an average of $22,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#2

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Out of the 21 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Binghamton University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Binghamton University is a large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal.

After completing their degree, IE graduates from Binghamton University carry an average student debt load of $20,000.

Full Industrial Engineering at Binghamton University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Industrial Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

On average, IE graduates from Rutgers New Brunswick take out $26,552 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 University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a fairly large student population.

On average, IE graduates from Pitt take out $25,997 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#6

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Lehigh University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

After completing their degree, IE graduates from Lehigh carry an average student debt load of $22,115.

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Rochester Institute of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

IE majors at RIT take out an average of $30,750 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. RPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.

On average, IE graduates from RPI take out $23,250 in student loans while working on their degree.

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New Jersey Institute of Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Industrial Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. NJIT is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Newark.

The average amount in student loans that IE majors at NJIT take out is $26,000.

Full Industrial Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology Report

#10

New York University

New York, NY

New York University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Best Industrial Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best industrial engineering colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 467
New York 703
Maryland 23
New Jersey 174
District of Columbia 0

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 21 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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