2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering in Massachusetts

Industrial Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #57 most popular master's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the most popular for industrial engineering students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 117 master's degrees in industrial engineering to qualified students.

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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 Massachusetts ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality industrial engineering program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. 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 is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for industrial engineering.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Industrial Engineering in Massachusetts

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

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

1

Northeastern University
Boston, MA

110 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in industrial engineering needs to take a look at Northeastern University. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in industrial engineering in Massachusetts.

There were roughly 110 industrial engineering students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent year we have data available.

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

2

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

7 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Massachusetts Amherst is a popular decision for students pursuing a master's degree in industrial engineering. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Amherst. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in industrial engineering in Massachusetts.

There were about 7 industrial engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in industrial engineering from University of Massachusetts Amherst

3

Western New England University
Springfield, MA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Western New England University if you want to pursue a master's degree in industrial engineering. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Western New England is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. More information about a master’s in industrial engineering from Western New England University

Best Industrial Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Connecticut	150	44
Rhode Island	116	9

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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.

Majors Similar to IE

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Engineering	819
Electrical Engineering	545
Mechanical Engineering	533
Systems Engineering	309
General Engineering	265
Civil Engineering	205
Other Engineering	176
Biomedical Engineering	132
Chemical Engineering	93
Engineering Science	80

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.