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

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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 Pennsylvania, there were 250 general industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 69 general industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania” ranking analyzed 3 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general industrial engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Industrial Engineering in Pennsylvania

#1

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$40,836 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Pitt is a large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 21 masters’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pitt are $40,836.

Read more about General Industrial Engineering at Pitt

#2

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$38,728 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennsylvania State University - University Park. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania list.

Penn State University Park did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pennsylvania State University - University Park are $38,728, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Penn State University Park General Industrial Engineering Report

#3

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$27,130 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 48 degrees to qualified masters’s general IE students in 2019-2020.

Lehigh also made our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lehigh are $27,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Industrial Engineering at Lehigh University

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

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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