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2025 Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools

87 Colleges in the United States
5,205 Bachelor's Degrees
General Industrial Engineering is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #76 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 reviewed 87 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of general industrial engineering. Combined, these schools handed out 5,205 bachelor's degrees in general industrial engineering to qualified students.

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

Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools Your choice of general industrial engineering for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

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 bachelor's degree.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Industrial Engineering in the United States

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general industrial engineering. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

17 Top Schools for a Bachelor's in General IE

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
346 Annual Graduates

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in general industrial engineering. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general industrial engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
62 Annual Graduates

Northwestern University is a good choice for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in general industrial engineering. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Evanston.More information about a bachelor’s in general industrial engineering from Northwestern University

3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
276 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in general industrial engineering has to check out Texas A&M University - College Station. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general industrial engineering from Texas A&M University - College Station

4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
138 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Michigan - Ann Arbor if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in general industrial engineering. U-M is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.More information about a bachelor’s in general industrial engineering from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
71 Annual Graduates

USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles.More information about a bachelor’s in general industrial engineering from University of Southern California

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
240 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general industrial engineering from Virginia Tech

7
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Clemson University
Clemson, SC
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
169 Annual Graduates

Clemson is a very large public university located in the midsize suburb of Clemson.More information about a bachelor’s in general industrial engineering from Clemson University

8
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
269 Annual Graduates

Purdue is a fairly large public university located in the small city of West Lafayette.More information about a bachelor’s in general industrial engineering from Purdue University - Main Campus

9
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Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
40 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general industrial engineering from Lehigh University

10
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
99 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general industrial engineering from University of Wisconsin - Madison

11
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
149 Annual Graduates

Ohio State is a very large public university located in the city of Columbus.More information about a bachelor’s in general industrial engineering from Ohio State University - Main Campus

12
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
71 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general industrial engineering from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

13
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
102 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general industrial engineering from Iowa State University

14
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
117 Annual Graduates

NC State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Raleigh.More information about a bachelor’s in general industrial engineering from North Carolina State University

15
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
80 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general industrial engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
74 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general industrial engineering from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
66 Annual Graduates

Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston.More information about a bachelor’s in general industrial engineering from Northeastern University

Rest of the Top Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for General Industrial Engineering students that almost earned our Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
18 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY
19 University of Washington - Seattle Campus Seattle, WA
20 Auburn University Auburn, AL
21 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA
22 Rutgers University - New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ
23 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA
24 Arizona State University - Tempe Tempe, AZ
25 University of Central Florida Orlando, FL
26 University of Connecticut Storrs, CT
27 New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ
28 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Knoxville, TN
29 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA

General Industrial Engineering by Region

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