Best Industrial Engineering Programs in New York (2026)
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Part of Best Engineering Colleges in New York
This page ranks the five Industrial Engineering programs in New York by median earnings of Industrial Engineering graduates four years after completing, highest first. Rochester Institute of Technology leads the list with median earnings of $105,313 four years after completing.
Across the five schools with a published figure, earnings range from $105,313 to $86,118, with a median of $98,509.
Three of the listed programs are at public institutions and two are at private nonprofits. University at Buffalo ranks 103rd on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions, the best on this list. University at Buffalo posts the lowest average net price, at $20,995.
The ranked list
| Rank | School | Program Earnings | Average net price | Net price, families under $30K | Admission rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rochester Institute of Technology · Rochester, NY | $105,313 | $34,906 | $24,680 | 66.9% |
| Rochester Institute of Technology ranks 1st on this list, with median earnings of $105,313 for its Industrial Engineering graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 2 | SUNY Maritime College · Throggs Neck, NY | $102,563 | $22,367 | $11,726 | 72.4% |
| SUNY Maritime College, a public institution in Throggs Neck, reports an average net price of $22,367 alongside median earnings of $102,563 for its Industrial Engineering graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 3 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Troy, NY | $98,509 | $36,228 | $24,078 | 63.5% |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute admits 63% of applicants and its Industrial Engineering graduates posted median earnings of $98,509 four years after completing, with a cohort of 56 graduates. | |||||
| 4 | Binghamton University · Vestal, NY | $95,354 | $21,620 | $12,171 | 38.6% |
| Binghamton University carries a median federal debt of $20,500 among Industrial Engineering completers who borrowed, and its graduates earned a median of $95,354 four years after completing. | |||||
| 5 | University at Buffalo · Buffalo, NY | $86,118 | $20,995 | $14,668 | 74.2% |
| University at Buffalo ranks 103rd on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions, and its Industrial Engineering graduates reported median earnings of $86,118 four years after completing. | |||||
How this list is ordered
Programs are ordered by the median earnings of their Industrial Engineering graduates four years after completing, highest first. Only programs with a reported earnings cohort in New York appear. The figures cover federally aided completers who were working and not enrolled four years after finishing. The metric does not adjust for graduate school enrollment, cost, or the characteristics of the students who enroll, and it is not a measure of teaching quality. The range and median below cover the 5 programs with a published figure. Rochester Institute of Technology leads SUNY Maritime College by $2,750, and the spread from top to bottom is $19,195.
Job market context in New York
Industrial Engineering graduates in New York enter occupations such as Industrial Engineers. The median annual wage across those occupations is $102,640, and a quarter of workers in those occupations earn less than $84,700. Projections for 2024 to 2034 put employment in those occupations about -2.5% lower, with 1,590 projected openings a year and about 609 openings a year for every hundred graduates, suggesting more projected openings than graduates. Wages and top occupations exclude management occupations; openings include them. The ranking above uses graduate earnings four years after completing, not the occupation-wide wage figures shown here.
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