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2024 Best Industrial Engineering Schools in the New England Region

10 Colleges in the New England Region
417 IE Degrees Awarded
$70,757 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in industrial engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #87 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 10 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Industrial Engineering Schools in the New England Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 417 degrees in industrial engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Industrial Engineering School

Best Industrial Engineering Schools in the New England Region The ie program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Industrial Engineering rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for industrial engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Industrial Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in IE
Master's Degrees in IE
Doctor's Degrees in IE

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Industrial Engineering Schools in the New England Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Industrial Engineering in the New England Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the ie degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top New England Region Schools in IE

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
207 IE Degrees Awarded
11.1% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat Northeastern University if you wish to pursue a degree in industrial engineering. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #59 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Northeastern is a great university overall.

There were approximately 207 industrial engineering students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the ie program report average early career wages of $69,499.

More information about a degree in industrial engineering from Northeastern University

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Brown University
Providence, RI

Brown University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in industrial engineering. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Providence. A Best Colleges rank of #21 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Brown is a great university overall.More information about a degree in industrial engineering from Brown University

3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
33 IE Degrees Awarded
6.1% Growth in Graduates

University of Massachusetts Amherst is a good choice for students interested in a degree in industrial engineering. UMass Amherst is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Amherst. A Best Colleges rank of #81 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMass Amherst is a great university overall.

There were about 33 industrial engineering students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the ie program make an average of $72,455 for their early career.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
43 IE Degrees Awarded
2.3% Growth in Graduates

University of Connecticut is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in industrial engineering. UCONN is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Storrs. A Best Colleges rank of #86 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCONN is a great university overall.

There were roughly 43 industrial engineering students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the ie program earn about $72,315 in their early career salary.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$72,720 Median Starting Salary
$26,501 Median Student Debt

Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #53 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means WPI is a great school overall.

There were approximately 27 industrial engineering students who graduated with this degree at WPI in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, ie degree recipients generally earn around $72,720 in their early careers.

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6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$60,566 Median Starting Salary

URI is a large public university located in the suburb of Kingston. This university ranks 4th out of 9 colleges for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.

There were approximately 23 industrial engineering students who graduated with this degree at URI in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, ie degree recipients typically earn around $60,566 in the first five years of their career.

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MA

Located in the city of Springfield, Western New England is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 47th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were approximately 16 industrial engineering students who graduated with this degree at Western New England in the most recent year we have data available.

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Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In CT
37.5% Growth in Graduates

Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 4th out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.

There were about 8 industrial engineering students who graduated with this degree at Fairfield U in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of New Haven
West Haven, CT
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CT
37 IE Degrees Awarded

University of New Haven is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of West Haven. This university ranks 8th out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.

There were approximately 37 industrial engineering students who graduated with this degree at University of New Haven in the most recent data year.

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University of Vermont
Burlington, VT
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VT

Located in the small city of Burlington, UVM is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Vermont.

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

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Best Industrial Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best industrial engineering colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 301 282
Connecticut 241 104
Rhode Island 200 24
Vermont 194 5

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One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Industrial Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

IE Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Industrial Engineering 417

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 3,129
Computer Engineering 1,743
Electrical Engineering 1,669
Civil Engineering 1,248
Biomedical Engineering 1,180
General Engineering 1,043
Chemical Engineering 750
Other Engineering 447
Systems Engineering 411
Engineering Science 406

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