2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering in Illinois

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in industrial engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #66 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of industrial engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 19 doctor's degrees in industrial engineering during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in IE matters. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering in Illinois ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for industrial engineering, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for industrial engineering.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Industrial Engineering in Illinois

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

Most Well Attended Schools for IE Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

10 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in industrial engineering needs to look into Northwestern University. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Evanston. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in industrial engineering in Illinois.

There were about 10 industrial engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Illinois at Chicago is a popular choice for students interested in a doctor's degree in industrial engineering. UIC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Chicago. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in industrial engineering in Illinois.

There were approximately 5 industrial engineering students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in industrial engineering from University of Illinois at Chicago

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in industrial engineering. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in industrial engineering in Illinois.

There were about 4 industrial engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in industrial engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Best Industrial Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Industrial Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	149	21
Ohio	144	10
Indiana	130	13
Wisconsin	104	7

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Industrial Engineering Related Rankings by Major

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

Most Popular Majors Related to IE

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	106
Mechanical Engineering	90
Materials Engineering	62
Civil Engineering	60
Chemical Engineering	54
Biomedical Engineering	48
Computer Engineering	13
Environmental Engineering	13
Nuclear Engineering	11
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	9

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.