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

13 Ranked Colleges
763 Degrees Awarded
$14,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking.

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

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,411 general industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 763 general industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 13 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general industrial engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

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

#1

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Houston is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 38 bachelors’s general IE degrees to qualified students.

UH also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,838 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general ie students per year to attend University of Houston.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#2

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lamar University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. Lamar University is a fairly large public school situated in Beaumont, Texas. It awarded 33 bachelors’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree general ie students list, Lamar University has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lamar University is $12,311 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general ie students.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech University is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 76 bachelors’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also made our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Tech University is $17,571 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General IE students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. Stillwater, Oklahoma 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OSU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for OSU is $14,648 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general ie students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. University of Oklahoma is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 52 bachelors’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree general ie students list, University of Oklahoma has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Oklahoma is $21,145 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General IE students.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#6

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Texas State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas State University is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 36 bachelors’s general IE degrees to qualified students.

Texas State also made our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $15,230 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General IE students per year to attend Texas State.

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#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 115 bachelors’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree general ie students list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Tempe is $11,706 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general ie students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#10 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 25 bachelors’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington also made our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #10. It costs about $14,246 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General IE students per year to attend UT Arlington.

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#12 in overall quality

The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general IE degrees to 69 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UTEP, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at El Paso is $8,920 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General IE students.

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#13 in overall quality

New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 36 bachelors’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree general ie students list, NMSU Main Campus has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,659 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General IE students per year to attend NMSU Main Campus.

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#11

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 151 bachelors’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M College Station is $19,057 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General IE students.

The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#12

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#7 in overall quality

University of Arizona ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 42 bachelors’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,016 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general ie students per year to attend University of Arizona.

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

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#13

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, Texas
#11 in overall quality

St. Mary’s University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. St. Mary’s University is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 21 bachelors’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Mary’s also took the #11 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $19,276 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general ie students per year to attend St. Mary’s.

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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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