Top 10 Schools for Industrial Engineering

Hofstra University

• The Department of Engineering at Hofstra University has been offering engineering degrees since 1971. The university is located in New York. Hofstra University’s undergraduate and graduate programs in industrial engineering ensure that graduates will become successful practitioners. They will learn to apply their degrees and how to adapt to a new business environment. All graduates will develop intellectually.

  Hofstra University
  Hempstead, NY 11549-1000
  (516) 463-6700
  hofstra.edu

Iowa State University

• Iowa State University is proud of its Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering Department (IMSE). IMSE offers many scholarship programs for qualified candidates. IMSE also presents a number of scholarships for women in industrial engineering. Iowa State University is also very much into athletics, so you can obtain an athletic scholarship as well. At ISU, you can go far with industrial engineering by obtaining a Ph.D. IE, which is seldom offered by other universities.

  Iowa State University of Science and Technology
  Ames, IA 50011
  (515) 294-4111
  iastate.edu

Kettering University

• Kettering University proudly announces that students who attend its school will become some of the top-ranked industrial engineers. The university offers an elaborate curriculum that includes early professional experience, experience in advanced laboratories and opportunities to study in small classes.

  Kettering University
  1700 University Ave.
  Flint, MI 48504-6214
  (810) 762-9500
  kettering.edu

Lehigh University

• Lehigh University in Pennsylvania offers industrial engineering degrees up to the doctorate level. Lehigh is a perfect college for those who want the feel of a small, private college, but the best education offered by highly skilled and trained professors. Also, Lehigh University supplies its students with the most up-to-date technology.

  Lehigh University
  27 Memorial Drive West
  Bethlehem, PA 18015
  (610) 758- 3000
  lehigh.edu

Purdue University

• Purdue University has a great reputation worldwide, particularly its engineering department. The School of Industrial Engineering at Purdue offers undergraduate, graduate, master's, and Ph.D. degrees in industrial engineering. At engineering.purdue.edu, it states that Purdue’s industrial engineering department was ranked the third best undergraduate IE program for 2010.

  Purdue University
  West Lafayette, IN 47907
  (765) 494-4600
  purdue.edu

Texas A&M University

• Texas A&M University offers undergraduate and graduate industrial engineering programs at its campus and online. The Industrial and Systems Engineering Department is consistently ranked within the top 10 departments in the nation.

  Texas A&M University
  College Station, Texas 77843
  (979) 845-1060
  tamu.edu

University of California, Berkeley

• The Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (IEOR) at the University of California produces some of the best engineers by allowing them to gain experience in multiple types of industries, and by educating them for problem solving and analyzing situations in all types of businesses.

  University of California, Berkeley
  200 Minor Addition
  Berkeley, CA 94702
  (510) 642-2020
  berkeley.edu

University of Oklahoma

• The faculty members at the University of Oklahoma College of Engineering are considered as experts of industrial engineering worldwide. They are armed with a strict curriculum that claims to produce scholarly industrial engineers.

  The University of Oklahoma
  660 Parrington Oval
  Norman, OK 73019-0390
  (405) 325-0311
  ou.edu

Clemson University

• Clemson University is located in Clemson, S.C. The college has a very prestigious industrial engineering program. Clemson University has received Six Sigma Training. At Clemson University, students can become certified in specific topic areas for excellence in quality.

  Clemson University
  109 Daniel Drive
  Clemson, SC 29634
  (864) 656-3311
  clemson.edu

Colorado State University

• Colorado State University offers classes at its campus, as well as online classes for distance learners. Through Colorado State’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, you would be able to obtain a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, and an M.E., an M.S. and a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering.

  Colorado State University
  1062 Campus Delivery
  Fort Collins, CO 80523-1062
  (970) 491-6909
  colostate.edu