2024 Best General Industrial Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

General Industrial Engineering is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #75 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Industrial Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 140 master's degrees in general industrial engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Industrial Engineering School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of general industrial engineering for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality general ie program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general industrial engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general industrial engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general industrial engineering related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general industrial engineering students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The general ie school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Industrial Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Industrial Engineering in the Plains States Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in general industrial engineering.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Master's in General IE

1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

23 Annual Graduates

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in general industrial engineering. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Minneapolis.More information about a master’s in general industrial engineering from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

2

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

20 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Iowa State University if you want to pursue a master's degree in general industrial engineering. Iowa State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Ames.More information about a master’s in general industrial engineering from Iowa State University

3

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Iowa if you want to pursue a master's degree in general industrial engineering. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in general industrial engineering from University of Iowa

4

Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Kansas State University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in general industrial engineering. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in general industrial engineering from Kansas State University

5

University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, MO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in general industrial engineering from University of Missouri - Columbia

6

Wichita State University
Wichita, KS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

48 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Wichita, WSU is a public university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in general industrial engineering from Wichita State University

7

North Dakota State University - Main Campus
Fargo, ND

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in general industrial engineering from North Dakota State University - Main Campus

8

University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, MO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

26 Annual Graduates

Located in the town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in general industrial engineering from University of Central Missouri

Best General Industrial Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best general industrial engineering schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	361	31
Minnesota	355	23
Iowa	298	35
Kansas	254	51
Nebraska	211	0
North Dakota	167	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to General IE

General Industrial Engineering is one of 0 different types of Industrial Engineering programs to choose from.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.