2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering in North Carolina

Industrial Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #72 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the most popular for industrial engineering students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 131 bachelor's degrees in industrial engineering to qualified students.

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

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in IE matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering in North Carolina ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of industrial engineering students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Industrial Engineering Schools

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for industrial engineering.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Industrial Engineering in North Carolina

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering.

Most Well Attended Schools for IE Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

88 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

North Carolina State University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in industrial engineering in North Carolina.

Bachelor's recipients from the industrial engineering major at North Carolina State University make $2,850 more than the average college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.

More information about a bachelor’s in industrial engineering from North Carolina State University

2

North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, NC

37 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering needs to take a look at North Carolina A & T State University. Located in the large city of Greensboro, NC A&T is a public university with a large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in industrial engineering in North Carolina.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the IE program state that they receive average early career wages of $62,800.

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

3

Methodist University
Fayetteville, NC

6 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering needs to check out Methodist University. Methodist is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville. More information about a bachelor’s in industrial engineering from Methodist University

Best Industrial Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	220	356
Florida	214	271
Tennessee	209	34
Virginia	206	202
South Carolina	188	165
Alabama	183	146
Kentucky	177	26
Arkansas	164	69
Louisiana	163	90
Mississippi	158	39
West Virginia	142	116

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Rankings in Majors Related to IE

Industrial Engineering is one of 40 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to IE

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	669
Computer Engineering	334
Biomedical Engineering	298
Electrical Engineering	286
General Engineering	261
Civil Engineering	251
Textile Engineering	213
Chemical Engineering	159
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	73
Systems Engineering	56

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.