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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial & Management Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

9 Ranked Colleges
252 Degrees Awarded
$22,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across the Southwest region, there were 356 industrial and management engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 252 industrial and management engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree 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 Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree industrial management students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial & Management Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s industrial management degrees to 44 students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Industrial & Management Engineering at Texas A&M College Station

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified masters’s industrial management students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Arizona Industrial & Management Engineering Report

#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas State University is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State are $17,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas State Industrial & Management Engineering Report

#4

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lamar University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Beaumont, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s industrial management students in 2019-2020.

Lamar University also made our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lamar University are $15,699, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s industrial management degrees to qualified students.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Tyler ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Tyler, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s industrial management degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

UT Tyler also made our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Tyler are $16,308, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Texas A&M Kingsville is a public institution located in Kingsville, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree industrial management students whose families make $48-$75k list, Texas A&M Kingsville has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Kingsville are $14,066, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Industrial & Management Engineering at Texas A&M Kingsville

#8

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma

Northeastern State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. NSU is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s industrial management degrees to qualified students.

NSU also made our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern State University are $10,600.

Full Northeastern State University Industrial & Management Engineering Report

#1 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #9. SMU is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 47 masters’s industrial management degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478, 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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