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2022 Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

12 Ranked Colleges
264 Degrees Awarded
$17,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master's in the Plains States 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. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Plains States region, there were 693 industrial and management engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 264 industrial and management engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 12 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 12 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial & Management Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public institution located in Rolla, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 93 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri University of Science and Technology also made our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $30,943, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Iowa State is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Cloud State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, this fairly large public school handed out 32 diplomas to qualified masters’s industrial management students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree industrial management students whose families make $30-$48k list, St. Cloud State University has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at St. Cloud State University are $12,904, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Mankato, Minnesota, and it awarded 2 masters’s industrial management degrees in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State Mankato are $8,788, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Minnesota State University - Mankato Industrial & Management Engineering Report

#5

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas
#9 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wichita State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Wichita, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s industrial management degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

WSU also made our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wichita State University are $15,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, Missouri
#8 in overall quality

Southeast Missouri State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Southeast Missouri State University is located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 masters’s industrial management degrees to qualified students.

Southeast Missouri State University also took the #8 spot in our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southeast Missouri State University are $10,792, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Southeast Missouri State University Industrial & Management Engineering Report

#7

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

University of Kansas landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 24 masters’s industrial management degrees in 2019-2020.

KU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#6 in overall quality

Kansas State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #8. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 6 masters’s industrial management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at K -State, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9

Missouri Western State University

Saint Joseph, Missouri
#10 in overall quality

Missouri Western State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Saint Joseph, Missouri, this small public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s industrial management students in 2019-2020.

Missouri Western also made our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #10. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri Western State University are $12,212.

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#3 in overall quality

Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #10. Missouri State University - Springfield is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 30 masters’s industrial management degrees to qualified students.

Missouri State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State University - Springfield are $12,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Missouri State University - Springfield Industrial & Management Engineering Report

#7 in overall quality

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This small school is located in Rapid City, South Dakota, and it awarded 15 masters’s industrial management degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree industrial management students whose families make $30-$48k list, SD Mines has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology are $19,250, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#12

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

South Dakota State University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. South Dakota State University is a public institution located in Brookings, South Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at South Dakota State, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State are $16,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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