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

20 Ranked Colleges
1,784 Degrees Awarded
$17,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 9,448 people earned their degree in general industrial engineering, making the major the 86th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 2,641 general industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,784 general industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 20 colleges that offer 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general industrial engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree general ie students.

Top 20 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Industrial Engineering in the Southeast Region

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 145 bachelors’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

UCF also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $10,274 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general ie students per year to attend UCF.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#14 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 80 bachelors’s general IE degrees to qualified students.

USF Tampa also made our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #14. The estimated yearly cost for University of South Florida - Main Campus is $8,355 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General IE students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Full University of South Florida - Main Campus General Industrial Engineering Report

#3

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#9 in overall quality

Out of the 20 schools in the Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Florida State is a large public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 39 bachelors’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida State also took the #9 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Florida State is $9,789 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General IE students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 3.5% 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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#4

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina
#17 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina A & T State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. North Carolina A & T State University is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 37 bachelors’s general IE degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC A&T, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for NC A&T is $10,274 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general ie students.

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#5

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana
#19 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana Tech University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Located in Ruston, Louisiana, this fairly large public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general IE students in 2019-2020.

Louisiana Tech also made our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #19. The estimated yearly cost for Louisiana Tech University is $12,084 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general ie students.

Full Louisiana Tech General Industrial Engineering Report

#6

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

Virginia Tech came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 184 bachelors’s general IE degrees to qualified students.

Virginia Tech also made our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Virginia Tech is $21,198 for Southeast 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 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#18 in overall quality

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Florida A&M University is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida A&M University, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $15,060 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General IE students per year to attend Florida A&M University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#8

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#12 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Mississippi State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

Mississippi State also took the #12 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mississippi State University is $16,173 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general ie students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#1 in overall quality

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 395 bachelors’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia Tech also made our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is $14,739 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General IE students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 1.3% 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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#10

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, North Carolina State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 88 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general IE students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for NC State is $16,458 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General IE students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Industrial Engineering at NC State

#11

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
#13 in overall quality

West Virginia University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, this large public school handed out 101 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general IE students in 2019-2020.

WVU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for WVU is $12,983 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General IE students.

Full WVU General Industrial Engineering Report

#12

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
#10 in overall quality

University of Arkansas ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this large public school handed out 68 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general IE students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree general ie students list, UARK has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,381 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general ie students per year to attend UARK.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on General Industrial Engineering at University of Arkansas

#16 in overall quality

With a ranking of #13, University of Alabama in Huntsville did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Alabama in Huntsville is a public institution located in Huntsville, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UAH also made our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #16. The estimated yearly cost for University of Alabama in Huntsville is $15,860 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General IE students.

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#14

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#20 in overall quality

With a ranking of #14, Liberty University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general IE degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Liberty University also took the #20 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $28,903 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general ie students per year to attend Liberty University.

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#15

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky
#15 in overall quality

University of Louisville ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Louisville is a large public school situated in Louisville, Kentucky. It awarded 51 bachelors’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

UofL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $16,867 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General IE students per year to attend University of Louisville.

Full University of Louisville General Industrial Engineering Report

#6 in overall quality

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general IE degrees to 49 students in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UT Knoxville is $18,825 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general ie students.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.

Read full report on General Industrial Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

#11 in overall quality

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a large school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 64 bachelors’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $15,465 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General IE students per year to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about General Industrial Engineering at Louisiana State University

#18

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#5 in overall quality

Auburn University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Auburn University is a public institution located in Auburn, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 130 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Auburn also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Auburn University is $24,104 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General IE students.

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 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#19

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #19, Clemson University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Clemson University is a public institution located in Clemson, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 159 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Clemson also made our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $20,008 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general ie students per year to attend Clemson University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Industrial Engineering at Clemson

#20

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#7 in overall quality

University of Miami ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Coral Gables, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 46 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general IE students in 2019-2020.

U Miami did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend U Miami is $46,949 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general ie students.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.

Full U Miami 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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