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2027 Best Value Industrial & Management Engineering Schools in Kentucky

[Industrial & Management Engineering](/majors/engineering-technologies/engineering-related-fields/industrial-management-engineering/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. 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 Kentucky

2027 Best Value Industrial & Management Engineering Schools in Kentucky

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

Morehead State University
Morehead, KY

$10,024 In-State Tuition & Fees

$22,580 Avg Student Debt

$43,197 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in industrial & management engineering, no school beat Morehead State University this year. Set in the town of Morehead, Morehead State University is a moderately-sized public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $10,024, while out-of-state students pay about $14,980. Typical student debt for industrial & management engineering graduates is $22,580. Industrial & Management Engineering graduates of Morehead State University earn a median of $62,330 early in their careers. Set against $22,580 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 77% of applicants are accepted.

2

University Of Louisville
Louisville, KY

$13,136 In-State Tuition & Fees

$21,910 Avg Student Debt

$53,899 Median Earnings (10yr)

A rank of #2 makes University Of Louisville one of the best values for industrial & management engineering. Set in the city of Louisville, University Of Louisville is a very large public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $13,136, while out-of-state students pay about $29,482. Typical student debt for industrial & management engineering graduates is $21,910. Early-career industrial & management engineering graduates make about $111,299. That is a strong return on a $21,910 median debt. The acceptance rate is 79%.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, 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.