2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering in the Far Western US Region

A master's degree in industrial engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #57 out of 326 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the most popular for industrial engineering students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 127 master's degrees in industrial engineering during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in IE matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering in the Far Western US Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

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. 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

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for industrial engineering.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Industrial Engineering in the Far Western US Region

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for industrial engineering students seeking a a master's degree.

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

1

San Jose State University
San Jose, CA

36 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CA

#3 Best Quality In CA

San Jose State University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in industrial engineering. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for master's degrees in industrial engineering in California.

There were approximately 36 industrial engineering students who graduated with this degree at San Jose State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in industrial engineering from San Jose State University

2

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

31 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In CA

#1 Best Quality In CA

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in industrial engineering needs to look into University of Southern California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in industrial engineering in California.

There were approximately 31 industrial engineering students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in industrial engineering from University of Southern California

3

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

26 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In WA

#1 Best Quality In WA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Washington - Seattle Campus if you want to pursue a master's degree in industrial engineering. UW Seattle is a fairly large public university located in the city of Seattle. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in industrial engineering in Washington.

There were about 26 industrial engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in industrial engineering from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

4

Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA

15 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In WA

#2 Best Quality In WA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Gonzaga University if you want to pursue a master's degree in industrial engineering. Gonzaga is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Spokane. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in industrial engineering in Washington.

There were roughly 15 industrial engineering students who graduated with this degree at Gonzaga in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in industrial engineering from Gonzaga University

5

Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR

14 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In OR

#1 Best Quality In OR

Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in industrial engineering in Oregon.

There were approximately 14 industrial engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at Oregon State in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in industrial engineering from Oregon State University

6

California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA

5 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In CA

#2 Best Quality In CA

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public university located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in industrial engineering in California.

There were roughly 5 industrial engineering students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in industrial engineering from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

Best Industrial Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the most popular industrial engineering schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	244	71
Washington	184	30
Oregon	151	22

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Rankings in Majors Related to IE

One of 40 majors within the Engineering area of study, Industrial Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	2,222
Computer Engineering	1,334
Civil Engineering	1,326
Mechanical Engineering	1,229
Biomedical Engineering	570
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	381
Other Engineering	298
Materials Engineering	297
Operations Research	262
Systems Engineering	261

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.