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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Industrial Engineering in the Plains States Region

8 Ranked Colleges
124 Degrees Awarded
$22,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General IE Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 in the Plains States Region” 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.

Across the Plains States region, there were 773 general industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 124 general industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

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

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Industrial Engineering in the Plains States Region

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Fargo, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree general ie students list, North Dakota State University has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589.

Full North Dakota State University - Main Campus General Industrial Engineering Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 27 masters’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree general ie students list, Iowa State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948.

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#3

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wichita State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. WSU is located in Wichita, Kansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 40 masters’s general IE degrees to qualified students.

WSU also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WSU are $15,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Industrial Engineering at Wichita State University

#4

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 15 masters’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Industrial Engineering at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 8 masters’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at K -State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#3 in overall quality

University of Iowa did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 5 masters’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Iowa General Industrial Engineering Report

#5 in overall quality

University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 3 masters’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also made our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Industrial Engineering at Mizzou

#8

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri
#8 in overall quality

University of Central Missouri did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. Warrensburg, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general IE degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

UCM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Missouri are $16,394, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Industrial Engineering at University of Central Missouri

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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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