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

10 Ranked Colleges
542 Degrees Awarded
$36,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General IE Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 542 general industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree general ie students.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Industrial Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh University landed the #1 spot on the list. Lehigh University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It awarded 48 masters’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

Lehigh not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lehigh are $27,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Lehigh University General Industrial Engineering Report

#2

Binghamton University

Vestal, New York
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Binghamton University landed the #2 spot on the list. Binghamton University is a fairly large public school situated in Vestal, New York. It awarded 100 masters’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

Binghamton University also made our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Binghamton University are $25,290, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the #3 spot on the list. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general IE degrees to 130 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University at Buffalo, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 masters’s general IE degrees to qualified students.

Rutgers New Brunswick did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers New Brunswick are $32,132, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Newark, New Jersey, and it awarded 22 masters’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

NJIT also made our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at NJIT are $33,744, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Pennsylvania State University - University Park did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree general ie students list, Penn State University Park has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Penn State University Park are $38,728, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Penn State University Park General Industrial Engineering Report

#5 in overall quality

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 21 masters’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pitt are $40,836.

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#8

New York University

New York, New York
#10 in overall quality

New York University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. NYU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 38 masters’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree general ie students list, NYU has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full New York University General Industrial Engineering Report

#1 in overall quality

Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Columbia University in the City of New York is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 99 masters’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#10

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, New York
#9 in overall quality

Rochester Institute of Technology came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. RIT is located in Rochester, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 42 masters’s general IE degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree general ie students list, RIT has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rochester Institute of Technology are $50,442, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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