2025 Best Industrial Engineering Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

a master's degree in industrial engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #62 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of industrial engineering. Combined, these schools handed out 76 master's degrees in industrial engineering to qualified students.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master'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 master'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 master'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 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.

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 Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Industrial Engineering in North Carolina

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in industrial engineering.

Top North Carolina Schools for a Master's in IE

1

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

66 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat North Carolina State University if you want to pursue a master's degree in industrial engineering. NC State is a very large public university located in the large city of Raleigh.More information about a master’s in industrial engineering from North Carolina State University

2

North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, NC

10 Annual Graduates

$81,491 Median Starting Salary

North Carolina A & T State University is a good decision for individuals interested in a master's degree in industrial engineering. NC A&T is a fairly large public university located in the city of Greensboro.

After graduation, ie master's recipients typically make around $81,491 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a master’s in industrial engineering from North Carolina A & T State University

Best Industrial Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Industrial Engineering Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	102
Georgia	190	71
Virginia	182	41
Tennessee	166	35
Alabama	151	27
Kentucky	147	8
Louisiana	147	3
South Carolina	146	58
Mississippi	145	13
Arkansas	121	7
West Virginia	112	15

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Industrial Engineering Related Rankings by Major

One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Industrial Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

IE Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Industrial Engineering	76

Majors Similar to IE

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	312
Computer Engineering	270
Biomedical Engineering	138
Mechanical Engineering	137
Civil Engineering	101
Manufacturing Engineering	78
Textile Engineering	59
Chemical Engineering	52
Other Engineering	35
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	31

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.