2027 Best Value General Industrial Engineering Schools in New Jersey
[General Industrial Engineering](/majors/engineering/ie-industrial-engineering/general-industrial-engineering/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value general industrial engineering schools.
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2027 Best Value General Industrial Engineering Schools in New Jersey
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in general industrial engineering, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value General Industrial Engineering Schools
For return on investment in general industrial engineering, no school beat New Jersey Institute Of Technology this year. New Jersey Institute Of Technology is a large public school located in the city of Newark. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $19,974, while out-of-state students pay about $37,664. Typical student debt for general industrial engineering graduates is $25,000. Early-career general industrial engineering graduates make about $71,329. Set against $25,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. New Jersey Institute Of Technology admits about 65% of applicants.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Rutgers University New Brunswick earned it the #2 place for general industrial engineering. Set in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers University New Brunswick is a very large public institution. Students from in state pay about $17,929 in tuition and fees, compared with $37,441 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $26,925 to complete the general industrial engineering program here. Early-career general industrial engineering graduates make about $78,501. That is a strong return on a $26,925 median debt. Rutgers University New Brunswick admits about 58% of applicants.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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