by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Industrial & Management Engineering is the 133rd most popular major in the country with 5,903 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,417 industrial & management engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,724 and $23,030 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major” ranking analyzed 70 colleges that offered a degree in industrial & management engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in industrial & management engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clarkson University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major. Located in Potsdam, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 63 degrees to qualified bachelors’s industrial management students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 70 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major that were part of this year’s ranking, United States Military Academy landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in West Point, New York, this small public school awarded 39 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s industrial management students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Industrial & Management Engineering at West Point
Out of the 70 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public institution located in Rolla, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 77 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bluefield State College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major list. Bluefield, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s industrial management degrees to 8 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Industrial & Management Engineering at Bluefield State College
Out of the 70 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s industrial management degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Industrial & Management Engineering at UT Chattanooga
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major ranking, coming in at #6. Bowling Green, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s industrial management degrees to 53 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Excelsior University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major list. Excelsior University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Albany, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 115 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Industrial & Management Engineering at Excelsior University
Stanford University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Stanford, California, and it awarded 77 bachelors’s industrial management degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Industrial & Management Engineering at Stanford
Grantham University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major ranking, coming in at #9. LIttle Rock, Arkansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s industrial management degrees to 27 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Industrial & Management Engineering at Grantham University
With a ranking of #10, Utah State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major list. Utah State University is located in Logan, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 94 bachelors’s industrial management degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
West Virginia University at Parkersburg came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major ranking. Parkersburg, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s industrial management degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Industrial & Management Engineering at West Virginia University at Parkersburg
With a ranking of #12, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major list. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is a small public school situated in Socorro, New Mexico. It awarded 2 bachelors’s industrial management degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full New Mexico Tech Industrial & Management Engineering Report
Iowa State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school handed out 93 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s industrial management students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Industrial & Management Engineering at Iowa State University
With a ranking of #14, University of South Carolina - Upstate did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major list. University of South Carolina - Upstate is a public institution located in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Christian Brothers University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major ranking. Christian Brothers University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Memphis, Tennessee. It awarded 6 bachelors’s industrial management degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Industrial & Management Engineering at Christian Brothers University
University of Management and Technology landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major ranking. Located in Arlington, Virginia, this small private for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s industrial management students in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Industrial & Management Engineering at University of Management and Technology
Michigan Technological University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Houghton, Michigan, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s industrial management degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Michigan Tech Industrial & Management Engineering Report
Middle Tennessee State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major ranking. Middle Tennessee State University is a large school located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee that handed out 43 bachelors’s industrial management degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Industrial & Management Engineering at Middle Tennessee State University
Illinois Institute of Technology ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major list. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 15 bachelors’s industrial management degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Illinois Tech Industrial & Management Engineering Report
William Penn University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major list. William Penn University is located in Oskaloosa, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s industrial management degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full William Penn University Industrial & Management Engineering Report
Stevens Institute of Technology came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major ranking. Located in Hoboken, New Jersey, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 23 degrees to qualified bachelors’s industrial management students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Industrial & Management Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology
Pittsburg State University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major ranking. Pitt State is a medium-sized public school situated in Pittsburg, Kansas. It awarded 14 bachelors’s industrial management degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Industrial & Management Engineering at Pittsburg State University
Universidad del Turabo came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major ranking. Located in Gurabo, Puerto Rico, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 24 degrees to qualified bachelors’s industrial management students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Industrial & Management Engineering at Universidad del Turabo
Eastern Michigan University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major list. Located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 37 degrees to qualified bachelors’s industrial management students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Eastern Michigan University Industrial & Management Engineering Report
Washburn University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major ranking, coming in at #25. Located in Topeka, Kansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s industrial management students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Washburn University Industrial & Management Engineering Report
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