Industrial / Manufacturing Best Engineering Schools

Ranked in 2010

Industrial engineers and manufacturing engineers focus on improving productivity and efficiency. Graduates work in many sectors, from autos to theme parks. These are the top engineering schools for industrial / manufacturing engineering.

Editor's Note: These rankings have been carried over from those published in the 2011 edition of Best Graduate Schools which were ranked in 2010.

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Overall Engineering School Program Data
#1	Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA	4.9	In-state, full-time: $8,636 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $26,204 per year	4,607	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#2	University of Michigan--Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	4.6	In-state, full-time: $20,256 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $38,116 per year	2,955	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#3	University of California--Berkeley Berkeley, CA	4.4	In-state, full-time: $9,402 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $15,102 per year	1,759	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#4	Northwestern University (McCormick) Evanston, IL	4.2	Full-time: $39,840 per year	1,439	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#4	Pennsylvania State University--University Park University Park, PA	4.2	In-state, full-time: $17,292 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $29,716 per year	1,937	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#4	Stanford University Stanford, CA	4.2	Full-time: $41,220 per year	3,572	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#4	Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA	4.2	In-state, full-time: $8,700 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $17,200 per year	2,208	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#8	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	4.0	Full-time: $29,500 per year	1,665	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#8	Texas A&M University--College Station (Look) College Station, TX	4.0	In-state, full-time: $227 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $537 per credit	2,955	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#10	Purdue University--West Lafayette West Lafayette, IN	3.9	In-state, full-time: $9,642 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $27,194 per year	2,865	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#10	University of Wisconsin--Madison Madison, WI	3.9	In-state, full-time: $10,941 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $25,108 per year	1,810	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked

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Overall Engineering School Program Data

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College name

Score

Tuition

Total graduate engineering enrollment

Average GRE quantitative score (master's and Ph.D. students)

Research expenditures per faculty member

Engineering school research expenditures (2009-2010 fiscal year)

Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering

Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta, GA

4.9

In-state, full-time: $8,636 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $26,204 per year

4,607

Locked

University of Michigan--Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI

4.6

In-state, full-time: $20,256 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $38,116 per year

2,955

Locked

University of California--Berkeley

Berkeley, CA

4.4

In-state, full-time: $9,402 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $15,102 per year

1,759

Locked

Northwestern University (McCormick)

Evanston, IL

4.2

Full-time: $39,840 per year

1,439

Locked

Pennsylvania State University--University Park

University Park, PA

4.2

In-state, full-time: $17,292 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $29,716 per year

1,937

Locked

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

4.2

Full-time: $41,220 per year

3,572

Locked

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

4.2

In-state, full-time: $8,700 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $17,200 per year

2,208

Locked

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

4.0

Full-time: $29,500 per year

1,665

Locked

Texas A&M University--College Station (Look)

College Station, TX

4.0

In-state, full-time: $227 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $537 per credit

2,955

Locked

#10

Purdue University--West Lafayette

West Lafayette, IN

3.9

In-state, full-time: $9,642 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $27,194 per year

2,865

Locked

#10

University of Wisconsin--Madison

Madison, WI

3.9

In-state, full-time: $10,941 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $25,108 per year

1,810

Locked