by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual looked at 9 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Industrial Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 533 master's degrees in industrial engineering to qualified students.
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Your choice of industrial engineering for getting your master'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:
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 for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
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 schools for industrial engineering students working on their master's degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Industrial Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in industrial engineering.
Columbia University in the City of New York is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in industrial engineering. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in industrial engineering from Columbia University in the City of New York
Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in industrial engineering needs to take a look at Lehigh University. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in industrial engineering from Lehigh University
New York University is a great decision for individuals interested in a master's degree in industrial engineering. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in industrial engineering from New York University
It is hard to beat Rutgers University - New Brunswick if you want to pursue a master's degree in industrial engineering. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public university located in the small city of New Brunswick.More information about a master’s in industrial engineering from Rutgers University - New Brunswick
Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in industrial engineering from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Located in the city of Newark, NJIT is a public school with a large student population.More information about a master’s in industrial engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology
Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public university with a very large student population.
Those industrial engineering students who get their master's degree from University at Buffalo make $2,171 more than the standard ie graduate.
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Located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public university with a large student population.
Master's graduates who receive their degree from the ie program make about $76,776 in the first couple years of working.
More information about a master’s in industrial engineering from Binghamton University
RIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rochester.More information about a master’s in industrial engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology
Explore the best industrial engineering colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 261 | 440 |
| Pennsylvania | 248 | 98 |
| Maryland | 193 | 0 |
| New Jersey | 188 | 56 |
One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Industrial Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Industrial Engineering | 533 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering | 2,147 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 1,548 |
| Computer Engineering | 1,274 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 1,143 |
| General Engineering | 916 |
| Systems Engineering | 776 |
| Civil Engineering | 727 |
| Chemical Engineering | 588 |
| Operations Research | 580 |
| Robotics Engineering | 269 |