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2025 Best Industrial & Management Engineering Schools

53 Colleges in the United States
5,903 Industrial Management Degrees Awarded
Ranked #133 in popularity, industrial & management engineering is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 53 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of industrial & management engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 5,903 degrees in industrial & management engineering annually.

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Choosing a Great Industrial & Management Engineering School

Best Industrial & Management Engineering Schools The industrial management program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Industrial & Management Engineering rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for industrial & management engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Industrial & Management Engineering Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Industrial Management
Bachelor's Degrees in Industrial Management
Master's Degrees in Industrial Management
Doctor's Degrees in Industrial Management

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Industrial & Management Engineering Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Industrial & Management Engineering in the United States

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the industrial management degree levels they offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

10 Top Schools in Industrial Management

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN
95 Industrial Management Degrees Awarded

Purdue University - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in industrial & management engineering. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #65 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.

There were approximately 95 industrial & management engineering students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
44 Industrial Management Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat Texas A&M University - College Station if you wish to pursue a degree in industrial & management engineering. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of College Station. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.

There were roughly 44 industrial & management engineering students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In CA
41.7% Growth in Graduates

California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a great option for students pursuing a degree in industrial & management engineering. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public university located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo. A Best Colleges rank of #165 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a great university overall.

There were approximately 24 industrial & management engineering students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the most recent data year.

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NYU crest
New York University
New York, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
272 Industrial Management Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in industrial & management engineering needs to take a look at New York University. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were about 272 industrial & management engineering students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IA
105 Industrial Management Degrees Awarded

Iowa State is a very large public university located in the small city of Ames. A Best Colleges rank of #88 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Iowa State is a great university overall.

There were about 105 industrial & management engineering students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent data year.

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6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NJ
80 Industrial Management Degrees Awarded

Located in the suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #78 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Stevens is a great school overall.

There were about 80 industrial & management engineering students who graduated with this degree at Stevens in the most recent data year.

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WA
75 Industrial Management Degrees Awarded

Wazzu is a very large public university located in the distant town of Pullman. This university ranks 3rd out of 50 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.

There were about 75 industrial & management engineering students who graduated with this degree at Wazzu in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In OH
40 Industrial Management Degrees Awarded

Located in the midsize city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were approximately 40 industrial & management engineering students who graduated with this degree at UDayton in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MO
261 Industrial Management Degrees Awarded

Located in the remote town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 5th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were roughly 261 industrial & management engineering students who graduated with this degree at Missouri University of Science and Technology in the most recent year we have data available.

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10
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY
138 Industrial Management Degrees Awarded

Clarkson is a small private not-for-profit university located in the remote town of Potsdam. This university ranks 29th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 138 industrial & management engineering students who graduated with this degree at Clarkson in the most recent year we have data available.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Industrial & Management Engineering students that almost earned our Best Industrial & Management Engineering Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
12 Arizona State University - Tempe Tempe, AZ
13 Miami University - Oxford Oxford, OH
14 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
15 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
16 East Carolina University Greenville, NC
17 Wayne State University Detroit, MI

Industrial & Management Engineering by Region

View the Best Industrial & Management Engineering Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Industrial & Management Engineering is one of 3 different types of Engineering-Related Fields programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Packaging Science 378
Other Engineering-Related Fields 152
Engineering Design 120

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