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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Industrial & Management Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

8 Ranked Colleges
202 Degrees Awarded
$10,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Industrial & Management Engineering is the 147th most popular major in the country with 5,633 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,124 industrial and management engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 202 industrial and management engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in industrial and management engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent industrial and management engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the industrial and management engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Industrial & Management Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middle Tennessee State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Middle Tennessee State University is a large school located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee that handed out 53 bachelors’s industrial management degrees in 2019-2020.

Middle Tennessee State University also made our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Middle Tennessee State University is $10,637 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Industrial Management students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s industrial management degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Chattanooga not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UT Chattanooga is $10,515 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Industrial Management students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga Industrial & Management Engineering Report

#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Greenville, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 29 degrees to qualified bachelors’s industrial management students in 2019-2020.

ECU also made our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $12,195 for southeast region bachelor’s degree industrial management students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend East Carolina University.

Full ECU Industrial & Management Engineering Report

#4

Morehead State University

Morehead, Kentucky
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Morehead State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Morehead, Kentucky, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s industrial management degrees in 2019-2020.

Morehead State University also made our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Morehead State University is $11,086 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Industrial Management students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Morehead State University Industrial & Management Engineering Report

#5

West Virginia University at Parkersburg

Parkersburg, West Virginia
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Virginia University at Parkersburg. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. West Virginia University at Parkersburg is located in Parkersburg, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s industrial management degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree industrial management students whose families make $30-$48k list, West Virginia University at Parkersburg has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $6,215 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Industrial Management students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend West Virginia University at Parkersburg.

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#6

University of South Carolina - Upstate

Spartanburg, South Carolina
#4 in overall quality

University of South Carolina - Upstate did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. University of South Carolina - Upstate is a medium-sized school located in Spartanburg, South Carolina that handed out 5 bachelors’s industrial management degrees in 2019-2020.

USC Upstate also made our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $15,021 for southeast region bachelor’s degree industrial management students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of South Carolina - Upstate.

Full USC Upstate Industrial & Management Engineering Report

#7

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Eastern Kentucky University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Richmond, Kentucky, this fairly large public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s industrial management students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree industrial management students whose families make $30-$48k list, Eastern has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Eastern Kentucky University is $11,641 for southeast region bachelor’s degree industrial management students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#8

Bluefield State College

Bluefield, West Virginia
#8 in overall quality

Bluefield State College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Bluefield State College is a public institution located in Bluefield, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree industrial management students whose families make $30-$48k list, Bluefield State College has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Bluefield State College is $7,391 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Industrial Management students whose families make $30-$48k.

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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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