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The Stanford MS&E Industrial Complex
Elite quant-heavy programs where 'Technical Management' is just a polite way of saying 'I'm going to be Sundar Pichai by 32.' Operations research equations on Monday, pitch decks on Tuesday, Sand Hill Road by senior spring.
| # ▲ | University | Location | Degrees | Accept | SAT | Male/Female | Intl | 5-Year Earn | ||
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge,
MA
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Cambridge, MA | — | 5% | — | — | — | — |
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Stanford University
Stanford,
CA
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Stanford, CA | — | 4% | — | — | — | — |
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University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley,
CA
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Berkeley, CA | — | 11% | — | — | — | — |
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Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh,
PA
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Pittsburgh, PA | — | 11% | — | — | — | — |
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Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta,
GA
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Atlanta, GA | — | 15% | — | — | — | — |
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Toyota Production System Disciples
Massive state engineering schools with industrial engineering programs older than your grandparents. Grads run actual factories, refineries, defense contracts, and supply chains. The career fair is 70% Lockheed and the rest is steel-toed boots.
| # ▲ | University | Location | Degrees | Accept | SAT | Male/Female | Intl | 5-Year Earn | ||
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Purdue University
West Lafayette,
IN
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West Lafayette, IN | 102 | 50% | 80% / 20% | 17% | $96,572 | — |
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor,
MI
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Ann Arbor, MI | — | 15% | — | — | — | — |
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Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station,
TX
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College Station, TX | — | 47% | — | — | — | — |
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Pennsylvania State University
University Park,
PA
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University Park, PA | — | 55% | — | — | — | — |
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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg,
VA
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Blacksburg, VA | — | 42% | — | — | — | — |
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They Built An Entire School Around This Major
Smaller programs where Engineering Management isn't a sub-track—it's the flagship. Faculty wrote the textbooks, the alumni network is freakishly tight, and someone in your cohort is statistically guaranteed to become COO of a Fortune 500 manufacturer.
| # ▲ | University | Location | Degrees | Accept | SAT | Male/Female | Intl | 5-Year Earn | ||
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Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken,
NJ
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Hoboken, NJ | 23 | 28% | 74% / 26% | 9% | $94,936 | — |
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Lehigh University
Bethlehem,
PA
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Bethlehem, PA | — | 20% | — | — | — | — |
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester,
MA
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Worcester, MA | 10 | 45% | 80% / 20% | 0% | — | — |
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Northwestern University
Evanston,
IL
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Evanston, IL | — | 7% | — | — | — | — |
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Cornell University
Ithaca,
NY
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Ithaca, NY | — | 7% | — | — | — | — |
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