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2022 Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Plains States 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 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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in industrial and management engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality industrial and management engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the industrial and management engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The industrial management school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree industrial management students with aid.

Top 12 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial & Management Engineering in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid list. Located in Rolla, Missouri, this medium-sized public school awarded 93 degrees to qualified masters’s industrial management students in 2019-2020.

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

Full Missouri University of Science and Technology Industrial & Management Engineering Report

#2

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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Cloud State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Saint Cloud State University is a fairly large school located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota that handed out 32 masters’s industrial management degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Cloud State University also took the #5 spot 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Saint Cloud State University Industrial & Management Engineering Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Iowa State University is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s industrial management degrees to qualified students.

Iowa State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Iowa State University Industrial & Management Engineering Report

#4

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. WSU is a fairly large school located in Wichita, Kansas that handed out 8 masters’s industrial management degrees in 2019-2020.

WSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wichita State University are $15,112.

Full Wichita State University Industrial & Management Engineering Report

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s industrial management students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Minnesota State Mankato, 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 Minnesota State University - Mankato are $8,788, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Industrial & Management Engineering at Minnesota State University - Mankato

#6

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, Missouri
#8 in overall quality

Southeast Missouri State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Southeast Missouri State University is a fairly large school located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri that handed out 23 masters’s industrial management degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree industrial management students with aid list, Southeast Missouri State University has also earned the #8 rank 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 ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 24 masters’s industrial management degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree industrial management students with aid list, KU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007.

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#8

Missouri Western State University

Saint Joseph, Missouri
#10 in overall quality

Missouri Western State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Missouri Western is a small school located in Saint Joseph, Missouri that handed out 3 masters’s industrial management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Missouri Western, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri Western State University are $12,212, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#6 in overall quality

Kansas State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Kansas State University is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s industrial management degrees to qualified students.

K -State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Rapid City, South Dakota, and it awarded 15 masters’s industrial management degrees in 2019-2020.

SD Mines not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology are $19,250.

Full South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Industrial & Management Engineering Report

#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 Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #11. Missouri State is a large school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 30 masters’s industrial management degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State University - Springfield are $12,042.

Read full report on Industrial & Management Engineering at Missouri State University - Springfield

#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 Getting Aid list. South Dakota State University is located in Brookings, South Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s industrial management degrees to qualified students.

South Dakota State also took 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 University are $16,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Industrial & Management Engineering at South Dakota State University

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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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