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2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

13 Ranked Colleges
598 Degrees Awarded
$24,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region

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 General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Industrial Engineering is the 86th most popular major in the country with 9,448 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,207 general industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 598 general industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in general industrial engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general industrial 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 general industrial engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 13 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Industrial Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

SUNY Maritime College

Throggs Neck, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Maritime College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. This small school is located in Throggs Neck, New York, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Maritime College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $20,616 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree General IE students per year to attend SUNY Maritime College.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full SUNY Maritime College General Industrial Engineering Report

#2

Morgan State University

Baltimore, Maryland
#12 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Morgan State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this medium-sized public school handed out 30 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general IE students in 2019-2020.

Morgan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $17,619 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree General IE students per year to attend Morgan State.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a large public school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 84 bachelors’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Pitt is $27,938 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree General IE students.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#4

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, this large public school handed out 70 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general IE students in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick also made our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Rutgers New Brunswick is $21,654 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree general ie students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Industrial Engineering at Rutgers New Brunswick

#5

Binghamton University

Vestal, New York
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Binghamton University landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Vestal, New York, and it awarded 72 bachelors’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Binghamton University, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $19,353 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree General IE students per year to attend Binghamton University.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Industrial Engineering at Binghamton University

#6

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University at Buffalo did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general IE degrees to 55 students in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $18,194 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree General IE students per year to attend University at Buffalo.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University at Buffalo General Industrial Engineering Report

#9 in overall quality

New Jersey Institute of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New Jersey Institute of Technology is located in Newark, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 37 bachelors’s general IE degrees to qualified students.

NJIT also took the #9 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for NJIT is $19,706 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree general ie students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full NJIT General Industrial Engineering Report

#8

Gannon University

Erie, Pennsylvania
#13 in overall quality

Gannon University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #8. Erie, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general IE degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree general ie students list, Gannon has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Gannon University is $21,431 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree general ie students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Rochester Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Rochester, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 70 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general IE students in 2019-2020.

RIT also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $33,167 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree general ie students per year to attend RIT.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#10

Hofstra University

Hempstead, New York
#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Hofstra University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s general IE degrees to qualified students.

Hofstra not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Hofstra is $32,838 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree general ie students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Hofstra University General Industrial Engineering Report

#11

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Lehigh University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #11. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It awarded 80 bachelors’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree general ie students list, Lehigh has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lehigh is $29,301 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree General IE students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#2 in overall quality

Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Columbia is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 11 bachelors’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Columbia University in the City of New York is $23,306 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree general ie students.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on General Industrial Engineering at Columbia University in the City of New York

#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #13, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Troy, New York, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree general ie students list, RPI has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $35,464 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree General IE students per year to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Full Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute General Industrial 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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