2025 Best Industrial Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in New York

a doctor's degree in industrial engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #63 out of 306 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Industrial Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in New York ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 27 doctor's degrees in industrial engineering to qualified students.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on industrial engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other industrial engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt industrial engineering students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized industrial engineering related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for industrial engineering students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The 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 Industrial Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in New York.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Industrial Engineering in New York

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

Top New York Schools for a Doctorate in IE

1

University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY

11 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in industrial engineering needs to check out University at Buffalo. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in industrial engineering from University at Buffalo

2

Binghamton University
Vestal, NY

14 Annual Graduates

Binghamton University is a great option for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in industrial engineering. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in industrial engineering from Binghamton University

Best Industrial Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Industrial Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	176	18
New Jersey	115	15

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Industrial Engineering Related Rankings by Major

Industrial Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

IE Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Industrial Engineering	27

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	135
Mechanical Engineering	111
Biomedical Engineering	91
Chemical Engineering	79
Civil Engineering	67
Materials Engineering	33
Operations Research	27
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	15
Engineering Physics	12
Environmental Engineering	12

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.