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

If you plan on getting your master's degree in industrial engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #57 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Iowa 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 32 master's degrees in industrial engineering during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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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.

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

Below you'll see a list of 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

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

27 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Iowa State University if you want to pursue a master's degree in industrial engineering. Iowa State is a very large public university located in the city of Ames. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in industrial engineering in Iowa.

Students who graduate with their master's from the IE program report average early career income of $85,000.

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

2

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

5 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Iowa is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in industrial engineering. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in industrial engineering in Iowa. More information about a master’s in industrial engineering from University of Iowa

Best Industrial Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	184	31
Minnesota	169	15
Kansas	144	61
Nebraska	116	0
North Dakota	100	0

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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 Majors Related to IE

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Engineering	66
Civil Engineering	62
Biomedical Engineering	47
Engineering Mechanics	44
Agricultural Engineering	16
Chemical Engineering	13
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	13
Environmental Engineering	9
Systems Engineering	8
Mechanical Engineering	5

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.