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2022 Best Value Colleges for Industrial & Management Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

9 Ranked Colleges
356 Degrees Awarded
$11,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Industrial Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Industrial Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 5,633 people earned their degree in industrial and management engineering, making the major the 147th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 356 industrial and management engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Industrial Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in industrial and management engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great industrial and management engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the industrial and management engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Industrial Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Industrial Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 10 Best Value Colleges for Industrial & Management Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Industrial Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Texas A&M College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 44 ’s industrial management degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #1 spot in our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $11,454 for southwest region industrial management students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Texas A&M College Station.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Texas A&M College Station Industrial & Management Engineering Report

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Industrial Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 38 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $10,562 for southwest region industrial management students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 42 diplomas to qualified ’s industrial management students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Tempe is $7,044 for Southwest Region Industrial Management students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#4

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lamar University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Industrial Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Beaumont, Texas, and it awarded 10 ’s industrial management degrees in 2019-2020.

Lamar University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Lamar University is $9,200 for southwest region industrial management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Lamar University Industrial & Management Engineering Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Tyler. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Industrial Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Tyler, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s industrial management degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

UT Tyler also took the #9 spot in our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $6,797 for southwest region industrial management students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UT Tyler.

Full The University of Texas at Tyler Industrial & Management Engineering Report

#6

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

Texas State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Industrial Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 ’s industrial management degrees to qualified students.

Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas State is $11,125 for Southwest Region Industrial Management students whose families make $0-$30k.

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Arizona State University - Skysong ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this large public school awarded 27 degrees to qualified ’s industrial management students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong also made our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend ASU - Skysong is $12,037 for Southwest Region Industrial Management students whose families make $0-$30k.

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With a ranking of #7, Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Industrial Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized school located in Kingsville, Texas that handed out 19 ’s industrial management degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Kingsville not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M Kingsville is $11,105 for Southwest Region Industrial Management students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#8

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma

Northeastern State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Northeastern State University is a medium-sized school located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma that handed out 4 ’s industrial management degrees in 2019-2020.

NSU also took the #10 spot in our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $7,614 for southwest region industrial management students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend NSU.

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Southern Methodist University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Industrial Management Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. SMU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 49 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $26,718 for Southwest Region Industrial Management students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Southern Methodist University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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