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2025 Best Industrial Engineering Schools in Florida

4 Colleges in Florida
400 IE Degrees Awarded
$76,711 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 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Industrial Engineering Schools in Florida ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 400 degrees in industrial engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Industrial Engineering School

Best Industrial Engineering Schools in Florida 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

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Industrial Engineering Schools in Florida list to help you make the college decision. 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 Florida

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.

Top Florida Schools in IE

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
215 IE Degrees Awarded
$70,529 Median Starting Salary

University of Central Florida is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in industrial engineering. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were about 215 industrial engineering students who graduated with this degree at UCF in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the ie program report average early career earnings of $70,529.

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2
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Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
41 IE Degrees Awarded
$76,426 Median Starting Salary

Florida State University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in industrial engineering. Florida State is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Tallahassee. A Best Colleges rank of #117 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Florida State is a great university overall.

There were about 41 industrial engineering students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the ie program make an average of $76,426 in the first couple years of their career.

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3
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University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
56 IE Degrees Awarded
$71,089 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in industrial engineering has to look into University of Miami. Located in the suburb of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #175 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means U Miami is a great university overall.

There were roughly 56 industrial engineering students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the ie program state that they receive average early career earnings of $71,089.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
80 IE Degrees Awarded
$69,672 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat University of South Florida - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in industrial engineering. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were approximately 80 industrial engineering students who graduated with this degree at USF Tampa in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the ie program make around $69,672 in their early career salary.

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Best Industrial Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Industrial Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 430
North Carolina 279 249
Virginia 274 263
Tennessee 269 77
South Carolina 248 256
Kentucky 244 48
Louisiana 242 71
Mississippi 234 79
Arkansas 234 70
Alabama 233 199
West Virginia 207 141

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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 400

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 2,143
Electrical Engineering 1,535
Civil Engineering 1,130
Computer Engineering 1,039
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 991
Biomedical Engineering 503
Systems Engineering 503
Chemical Engineering 358
Environmental Engineering 227
Materials Engineering 183

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