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2027 Best Value General Industrial Engineering Schools in Alabama

[General Industrial Engineering](/majors/engineering/ie-industrial-engineering/general-industrial-engineering/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for general industrial engineering students.

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• Best Value General Industrial Engineering Schools in Alabama

2027 Best Value General Industrial Engineering Schools in Alabama

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the general industrial engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value General Industrial Engineering Schools

1

University Of Alabama At Huntsville
Huntsville, AL

$12,132 In-State Tuition & Fees

$31,000 Avg Student Debt

$61,767 Median Earnings (10yr)

Leading the list is University Of Alabama At Huntsville, our #1 best value for general industrial engineering in Alabama. Located in the city of Huntsville, University Of Alabama At Huntsville is a moderately-sized public university. Students from in state pay about $12,132 in tuition and fees, compared with $26,408 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for general industrial engineering graduates is $31,000. Early-career general industrial engineering graduates make about $76,690. That is a strong return on a $31,000 median debt. The acceptance rate is 69%.

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Auburn University
Auburn, AL

$12,890 In-State Tuition & Fees

$23,250 Avg Student Debt

$65,337 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Auburn University earned it the #2 place for general industrial engineering. Auburn University is a very large public school located in the city of Auburn. In-state tuition and fees average $12,890, while out-of-state students pay about $34,922. Typical student debt for general industrial engineering graduates is $23,250. Soon after graduation, general industrial engineering degree recipients from Auburn University generally make around $71,063. Set against $23,250 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 46%.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.