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2027 Best Value Industrial & Management Engineering Schools in Arkansas

[Industrial & Management Engineering](/majors/engineering-technologies/engineering-related-fields/industrial-management-engineering/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong industrial & management engineering education at a price that pays off.

For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for industrial & management engineering students.

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• Best Value Industrial & Management Engineering Schools in Arkansas

2027 Best Value Industrial & Management Engineering Schools in Arkansas

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the industrial & management engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Industrial & Management Engineering Schools

1

Arkansas State University Main Campus
Jonesboro, AR

$8,090 In-State Tuition & Fees

$23,399 Avg Student Debt

$42,617 Median Earnings (10yr)

Arkansas State University Main Campus earned the #1 spot for value among industrial & management engineering schools in Arkansas. Set in the city of Jonesboro, Arkansas State University Main Campus is a very large public institution. Students from in state pay about $8,090 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $14,522. Typical student debt for industrial & management engineering graduates is $23,399. Early-career industrial & management engineering graduates make about $48,847. That is a strong return on a $23,399 median debt. Roughly 82% of applicants are accepted.

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University Of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR

$10,104 In-State Tuition & Fees

$24,019 Avg Student Debt

$58,191 Median Earnings (10yr)

University Of Arkansas came in at #2 on our 2027 list of the best value industrial & management engineering schools. Located in the city of Fayetteville, University Of Arkansas is a very large public university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $10,104, while out-of-state students pay about $29,966. Industrial & Management Engineering graduates carry a median of $24,019 in student loans. Early-career industrial & management engineering graduates make about $96,778. That is a strong return on a $24,019 median debt. University Of Arkansas admits about 74% of applicants.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.