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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Industrial Engineering

77 Ranked Colleges
2,617 Degrees Awarded
$21,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General IE Schools for a Master's

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s” ranking.

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

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2,617 general industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 77 colleges that offered a degree in general industrial engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general industrial engineering programs and 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s.

Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Industrial Engineering

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 77 schools in the Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Clemson, South Carolina, this large public school awarded 106 degrees to qualified masters’s general IE students in 2019-2020.

Clemson also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson are $23,246, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s. Texas A&M University - College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 136 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743.

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#10 in overall quality

Out of the 77 schools in the Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #3 spot on the list. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general IE degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also took the #10 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

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 Master’s list. UH is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 55 masters’s general IE degrees to qualified students.

Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Houston General Industrial Engineering Report

#5

Bradley University

Peoria, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bradley University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s list. Bradley is located in Peoria, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s general IE degrees to qualified students.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Bradley University are $17,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s list. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a fairly large school located in Edwardsville, Illinois that handed out 15 masters’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SIUE are $9,300.

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#16 in overall quality

Iowa State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s list. Iowa State is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 27 masters’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree general ie students list, Iowa State has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948.

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#8

Gonzaga University

Spokane, Washington

Gonzaga University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Spokane, Washington, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 15 degrees to qualified masters’s general IE students in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Gonzaga University are $17,675, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas

With a ranking of #9, Wichita State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Wichita, Kansas, this fairly large public school awarded 40 degrees to qualified masters’s general IE students in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at WSU are $15,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#10

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#11 in overall quality

Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 81 masters’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue also made our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #11. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794.

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#22 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #11. UT Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also took the #22 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” 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 Austin are $22,886.

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#12

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois

With a ranking of #12, Northern Illinois University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s list. NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 58 masters’s general IE degrees to qualified students.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Illinois University are $11,086.

Full NIU General Industrial Engineering Report

#13

Arizona State University - Skysong

Scottsdale, Arizona

Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s general IE students in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Skysong are $6,724, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#14

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

Texas Tech University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s list. Texas Tech is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 11 masters’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#15

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

Lehigh University landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s ranking. Lehigh University is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 48 masters’s general IE degrees to qualified students.

Lehigh not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lehigh University are $27,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#16

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#13 in overall quality

Virginia Tech ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s list. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 35 masters’s general IE degrees to qualified students.

Virginia Tech also made our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #13. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547.

Full Virginia Tech General Industrial Engineering Report

#17

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Northeastern University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s list. Northeastern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 110 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree general ie students list, Northeastern has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University are $25,558, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#18

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi

Mississippi State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s ranking. Mississippi State, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general IE degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi State University are $23,950, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Mississippi State General Industrial Engineering Report

#19

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina

North Carolina A & T State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #19. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 15 masters’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at NC A&T are $20,662, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full NC A&T General Industrial Engineering Report

The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s ranking. UT Arlington is a large school located in Arlington, Texas that handed out 112 masters’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Arlington are $23,376, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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University of Michigan - Dearborn did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #21. Dearborn, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general IE degrees to 60 students in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Dearborn are $25,072, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#22

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#20 in overall quality

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #22. UMN Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 15 masters’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #20 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9 in overall quality

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #23. Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 65 masters’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Tech are $31,334.

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#24

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

Kansas State University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s general IE students in 2019-2020.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115.

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With a ranking of #25, Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s list. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a medium-sized public school situated in Kingsville, Texas. It awarded 22 masters’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Kingsville are $14,066, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas A&M University - Kingsville 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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