2026 Best General Industrial Engineering Schools in New Jersey

General Industrial Engineering programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.

For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for general industrial engineering students pursuing a degree.

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• Best General Industrial Engineering Schools in New Jersey

Best Schools for General Industrial Engineering in New Jersey

If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the general industrial engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in General Industrial Engineering

1

Rutgers University New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

76 General Industrial Engineering Degrees Awarded

$78,501 Median Starting Salary

Rutgers University New Brunswick tops our 2026 ranking of the best general industrial engineering schools. This very large public university is located in the city of New Brunswick. Rutgers University New Brunswick graduates 84% of students within six years. Rutgers University New Brunswick awarded about 76 general industrial engineering degrees in the most recent data year. General Industrial Engineering graduates of Rutgers University New Brunswick earn a median of $78,501 early in their careers. Rutgers University New Brunswick graduates carry a median of $26,925 in student loans. Read more about the general industrial engineering program at Rutgers University New Brunswick

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New Jersey Institute Of Technology
Newark, NJ

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

63 General Industrial Engineering Degrees Awarded

$71,329 Median Starting Salary

Students looking for a strong general industrial engineering program will find one at New Jersey Institute Of Technology, which ranked #2. New Jersey Institute Of Technology is a large public school located in the city of Newark. New Jersey Institute Of Technology graduates 73% of students within six years. About 63 general industrial engineering degrees were awarded at New Jersey Institute Of Technology in the most recent year. Graduates of the general industrial engineering program make about $71,329 in their early career. Students borrow a median of $25,000 to complete this degree. More information about a degree in general industrial engineering from New Jersey Institute Of Technology

Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 3 schools evaluated.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.