Best Colleges for Industrial Engineering

In a world ruled by highly-efficient businesses in the mold of Amazon or Walmart, there is a constant need to improve industrial productivity, delivery, scheduling, and customer service. It is often said that industrial engineering is where “engineering meets people” as those in the field bring principles of mathematics, economics, and systems analysis directly onto the manufacturing floor. Banks, governments, transportation agencies, hospitals, and utility companies are also major employers of industrial engineers. Regardless of where you seek future employment, those who attended any of the schools on our list of Best Colleges for Industrial Engineering will find their resumes at the top of the pile.

Click the links below for more information about each college’s industrial engineering program. Click here to read our methodology.

Arizona State University

Clarkson University

Clemson University

Columbia University

Cornell University

Georgia Institute of Technology

Iowa State University

Lehigh University

North Carolina State University

Northeastern University

Northwestern University

Ohio State University

Penn State University

Purdue University

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Stanford University

Texas A&M University

United States Military Academy

University of California, Berkeley

University of Florida

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

University of Miami

University of Michigan

University of Minnesota

University of Pittsburgh

University of Southern California

University of Texas at Austin

University of Wisconsin – Madison

Virginia Tech

Worcester Polytechnic Institute