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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Industrial Engineering in the Southwest Region

8 Ranked Colleges
56 Degrees Awarded
$22,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Southwest region, there were 1,411 general industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 56 general industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general industrial engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general industrial engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

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

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Industrial Engineering in the Southwest Region

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s general IE degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best General Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech University is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree general ie students list, UT Austin has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. University of Houston is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UH also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general IE degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7 in overall quality

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking. OSU is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 4 doctorate’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU also made our “Best General Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus are $23,963, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048.

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#8 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking. Arlington, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general IE degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Arlington, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Arlington are $23,376.

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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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