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Best Schools for Industrial Engineering in 2026

93 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score · Updated 2026

These are the top schools offering Industrial Engineering, ranked by DegreeWorth Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Industrial Engineering graduate earns $73,874/yr across 93 schools.

Programs Ranked

Avg Earnings

$73,874/yr

Avg DW Score

71/100

AI Risk

High

50% task exposure

All Industrial Engineering Programs Ranked

Click any row for full AI scenario analysis, earnings projections, and career path breakdown.

#	Program	DW Score	Earnings	AI Risk	ROI
1	Industrial Engineering SUNY Maritime College · Throggs Neck, NY	78 72–79	$91,470/yr	High	35.1x
2	Industrial Engineering North Carolina A & T State University · Greensboro, NC	78 72–79	$83,427/yr	High	33.1x
3	Industrial Engineering California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo · San Luis Obispo, CA	77 71–79	$87,226/yr	High	26.3x
4	Industrial Engineering Florida State University · Tallahassee, FL	77 71–78	$76,426/yr	High	32.8x
5	Industrial Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus · Atlanta, GA	77 71–78	$87,826/yr	High	24.2x
6	Industrial Engineering North Carolina State University at Raleigh · Raleigh, NC	77 71–78	$81,055/yr	High	26.1x
7	Industrial Engineering Purdue University-Main Campus · West Lafayette, IN	77 71–78	$81,379/yr	High	24.1x
8	Industrial Engineering University of Arkansas · Fayetteville, AR	76 70–77	$75,968/yr	High	26.8x
9	Industrial Engineering California State Polytechnic University-Pomona · Pomona, CA	76 70–78	$75,110/yr	High	30.9x
10	Industrial Engineering Ohio University-Eastern Campus · Saint Clairsville, OH	75 69–77	$70,199/yr	High	34.1x
11	Industrial Engineering Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus · Chillicothe, OH	75 69–77	$70,199/yr	High	34.1x
12	Industrial Engineering Ohio University-Southern Campus · Ironton, OH	75 69–77	$70,199/yr	High	34.1x
13	Industrial Engineering Ohio University-Lancaster Campus · Lancaster, OH	75 69–77	$70,199/yr	High	34.1x
14	Industrial Engineering Ohio University-Zanesville Campus · Zanesville, OH	75 69–77	$70,199/yr	High	34.1x
15	Industrial Engineering University of Houston · Houston, TX	76 70–77	$76,147/yr	High	24.9x
16	Industrial Engineering West Virginia University · Morgantown, WV	76 70–77	$75,606/yr	High	23.6x
17	Industrial Engineering University of Wisconsin-Madison · Madison, WI	76 70–77	$80,435/yr	High	23.5x
18	Industrial Engineering University of Wisconsin-Platteville · Platteville, WI	76 71–77	$76,952/yr	High	23.6x
19	Industrial Engineering University of Central Florida · Orlando, FL	75 69–77	$70,194/yr	High	31.8x
20	Industrial Engineering University of South Florida · Tampa, FL	75 69–77	$69,672/yr	High	33.9x
21	Industrial Engineering University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA	75 69–76	$75,699/yr	High	20.5x
22	Industrial Engineering Morgan State University · Baltimore, MD	76 70–76	$74,047/yr	High	21.8x
23	Industrial Engineering Ohio State University-Main Campus · Columbus, OH	75 69–76	$80,876/yr	High	19.5x
24	Industrial Engineering University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus · Norman, OK	75 69–77	$72,397/yr	High	25.9x
25	Industrial Engineering The University of Texas at Arlington · Arlington, TX	75 69–75	$76,390/yr	High	19.7x
26	Industrial Engineering University of Washington-Seattle Campus · Seattle, WA	74 68–76	$75,473/yr	High	20.6x
27	Industrial Engineering Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies · Fort Wayne, IN	76 70–76	$77,456/yr	High	21.2x
28	Industrial Engineering Arizona State University Campus Immersion · Tempe, AZ	75 69–75	$77,850/yr	High	18.7x
29	Industrial Engineering Iowa State University · Ames, IA	75 69–75	$74,310/yr	High	20.0x
30	Industrial Engineering Mississippi State University · Mississippi State, MS	74 68–75	$70,703/yr	High	21.9x
31	Industrial Engineering Binghamton University · Vestal, NY	74 68–75	$70,943/yr	High	21.1x
32	Industrial Engineering Texas A & M University-College Station · College Station, TX	74 68–75	$74,529/yr	High	18.8x
33	Industrial Engineering Texas Tech University · Lubbock, TX	74 67–75	$71,545/yr	High	21.0x
34	Industrial Engineering Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · Bend, OR	74 69–74	$78,425/yr	High	17.5x
35	Industrial Engineering Auburn University · Auburn, AL	73 67–73	$71,063/yr	High	18.2x
36	Industrial Engineering Kansas State University · Manhattan, KS	75 70–75	$77,724/yr	High	16.8x
37	Industrial Engineering University of Michigan-Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, MI	73 68–73	$86,476/yr	High	14.9x
38	Industrial Engineering University of Missouri-Columbia · Columbia, MO	74 68–73	$79,894/yr	High	16.1x
39	Industrial Engineering Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR	74 69–73	$78,425/yr	High	16.2x
40	Industrial Engineering Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University · Blacksburg, VA	74 68–73	$82,437/yr	High	15.8x
41	Industrial Engineering University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI	73 68–74	$68,673/yr	High	20.6x
42	Industrial Engineering University of Alabama in Huntsville · Huntsville, AL	74 69–74	$76,690/yr	High	15.3x
43	Industrial Engineering Northern Illinois University · Dekalb, IL	72 67–72	$72,112/yr	High	16.5x
44	Industrial Engineering Montana State University · Bozeman, MT	73 67–73	$64,082/yr	High	18.8x
45	Industrial Engineering University at Buffalo · Buffalo, NY	72 66–74	$63,476/yr	High	20.8x
46	Industrial Engineering North Dakota State University-Main Campus · Fargo, ND	73 67–73	$68,873/yr	High	18.7x
47	Industrial Engineering South Dakota School of Mines and Technology · Rapid City, SD	73 68–73	$70,216/yr	High	17.8x
48	Industrial Engineering University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · Champaign, IL	72 67–72	$78,313/yr	High	14.3x
49	Industrial Engineering Oklahoma State University-Main Campus · Stillwater, OK	73 68–73	$69,486/yr	High	16.0x
50	Industrial Engineering Clemson University · Clemson, SC	71 66–71	$74,709/yr	High	14.5x
51	Industrial Engineering The University of Tennessee-Knoxville · Knoxville, TN	72 67–71	$73,822/yr	High	14.7x
52	Industrial Engineering Texas State University · San Marcos, TX	71 64–72	$61,718/yr	High	18.4x
53	Industrial Engineering University of Louisville · Louisville, KY	73 68–72	$74,163/yr	High	13.5x
54	Industrial Engineering Louisiana Tech University · Ruston, LA	72 67–71	$65,739/yr	High	15.2x
55	Industrial Engineering Ohio University-Main Campus · Athens, OH	71 66–70	$70,199/yr	High	14.8x
56	Industrial Engineering Youngstown State University · Youngstown, OH	73 67–72	$69,202/yr	High	15.0x
57	Industrial Engineering Lamar University · Beaumont, TX	72 67–72	$62,053/yr	High	16.9x
58	Industrial Engineering Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville · Edwardsville, IL	72 67–71	$73,092/yr	High	13.1x
59	Industrial Engineering Oakland University · Rochester Hills, MI	72 67–71	$77,169/yr	High	12.1x
60	Industrial Engineering Wayne State University · Detroit, MI	73 68–71	$77,815/yr	High	12.6x
61	Industrial Engineering Western Michigan University · Kalamazoo, MI	70 66–68	$74,670/yr	High	12.4x
62	Industrial Engineering University of Minnesota-Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN	70 65–70	$73,777/yr	High	13.2x
63	Industrial Engineering University of Minnesota-Duluth · Duluth, MN	73 68–71	$77,781/yr	High	12.6x
64	Industrial Engineering Rutgers University-New Brunswick · New Brunswick, NJ	71 66–70	$78,501/yr	High	12.5x
65	Industrial Engineering Texas A & M University-Commerce · Commerce, TX	71 66–70	$63,269/yr	High	14.8x
66	Industrial Engineering University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez · Mayaguez, PR	69 62–70	$45,322/yr	High	33.9x
67	Industrial Engineering University of Arizona · Tucson, AZ	71 67–70	$72,440/yr	High	12.3x
68	Industrial Engineering University of Illinois Chicago · Chicago, IL	67 60–69	$57,281/yr	High	14.5x
69	Industrial Engineering Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College · Baton Rouge, LA	70 65–69	$65,285/yr	High	12.7x
70	Industrial Engineering University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus · Pittsburgh, PA	67 62–68	$76,707/yr	High	10.9x
71	Industrial Engineering The University of Texas at El Paso · El Paso, TX	66 58–68	$45,467/yr	High	19.8x
72	Industrial Engineering New Jersey Institute of Technology · Newark, NJ	67 61–67	$71,329/yr	High	11.1x
73	Industrial Engineering Kent State University at Kent · Kent, OH	67 61–67	$56,274/yr	High	13.9x
74	Industrial Engineering University of South Carolina Aiken · Aiken, SC	69 64–68	$60,091/yr	High	13.0x
75	Industrial Engineering University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus · Waterbury, CT	70 65–68	$77,692/yr	High	10.1x
76	Industrial Engineering University of Connecticut-Avery Point · Groton, CT	70 65–68	$77,692/yr	High	10.1x
77	Industrial Engineering University of Connecticut-Stamford · Stamford, CT	70 65–68	$77,692/yr	High	10.1x
78	Industrial Engineering University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus · Hartford, CT	70 65–68	$77,692/yr	High	10.1x
79	Industrial Engineering University of Connecticut · Storrs, CT	67 63–66	$77,692/yr	High	8.5x
80	Industrial Engineering University of Massachusetts-Amherst · Amherst, MA	67 62–65	$70,554/yr	High	9.2x
81	Industrial Engineering Northwestern University · Evanston, IL	60 54–62	$89,811/yr	High	4.2x
82	Industrial Engineering Indiana Institute of Technology · Fort Wayne, IN	62 57–62	$77,456/yr	High	6.2x
83	Industrial Engineering University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA	60 53–62	$87,807/yr	High	4.0x
84	Industrial Engineering Kettering University · Flint, MI	60 55–61	$85,105/yr	High	4.1x
85	Industrial Engineering Lehigh University · Bethlehem, PA	59 53–61	$81,142/yr	High	3.9x
86	Industrial Engineering Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Troy, NY	58 51–60	$74,787/yr	High	3.8x
87	Industrial Engineering Bradley University · Peoria, IL	58 52–59	$68,166/yr	High	4.5x
88	Industrial Engineering Northeastern University · Boston, MA	58 52–59	$77,066/yr	High	3.4x
89	Industrial Engineering Rochester Institute of Technology · Rochester, NY	58 51–59	$72,764/yr	High	3.6x
90	Industrial Engineering Milwaukee School of Engineering · Milwaukee, WI	58 52–58	$71,112/yr	High	3.7x
91	Industrial Engineering University of San Diego · San Diego, CA	59 54–59	$80,644/yr	High	2.6x
92	Industrial Engineering Worcester Polytechnic Institute · Worcester, MA	58 52–58	$77,994/yr	High	2.3x
93	Industrial Engineering University of Miami · Coral Gables, FL	56 50–56	$71,089/yr	High	2.6x

Methodology

Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (10-year projected earnings vs. 4-year tuition).

Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best school for Industrial Engineering?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score, SUNY Maritime College ranks #1 for Industrial Engineering with a score of 78/100 and graduate earnings of $91,470/yr.

How much do Industrial Engineering graduates earn?

Across 93 schools, Industrial Engineering graduates earn an average of $73,874/yr in their first year. The highest-earning program reports $91,470/yr.

Is Industrial Engineering a good major for AI resistance?

Industrial Engineering has an average AI task exposure of 50%, rated "High". This field has moderate AI exposure — some career paths are more resilient than others.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.