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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial & Management Engineering in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

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 Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 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 Getting Aid” 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial & Management Engineering in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Lamar University landed the #1 spot on the list. Beaumont, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s industrial management degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Lamar University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lamar University are $15,699.

Read more about Industrial & Management Engineering at Lamar University

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 44 masters’s industrial management degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743.

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#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s industrial management degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree industrial management students with aid list, Texas State has also earned the #5 rank 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#3 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 masters’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 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

#4 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #5 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 6 masters’s industrial management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full ASU - Tempe Industrial & Management Engineering Report

#8 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Tyler came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. 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.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree industrial management students with aid list, UT Tyler has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Tyler are $16,308, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UT Tyler Industrial & Management Engineering Report

#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 Getting Aid 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 with aid 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Kingsville are $14,066.

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#8

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma

With a ranking of #8, Northeastern State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. 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 NSU are $10,600.

Read full report on Industrial & Management Engineering at Northeastern State University

#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 47 masters’s industrial management degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full SMU Industrial & Management Engineering Report

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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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