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2027 Best Value General Industrial Engineering Schools in Iowa

[General Industrial Engineering](/majors/engineering/ie-industrial-engineering/general-industrial-engineering/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. 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 Iowa

2027 Best Value General Industrial Engineering Schools in Iowa

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

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Iowa State University
Ames, IA

$10,787 In-State Tuition & Fees

$23,750 Avg Student Debt

$63,386 Median Earnings (10yr)

Iowa State University tops our 2027 list of the best value general industrial engineering schools in Iowa. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State University is a very large public university. Students from in state pay about $10,787 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $28,881. Students borrow a median of $23,750 to complete the general industrial engineering program here. Soon after graduation, general industrial engineering degree recipients from Iowa State University generally make around $94,216. That is a strong return on a $23,750 median debt. Roughly 89% of applicants are accepted.

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University Of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

$11,283 In-State Tuition & Fees

$22,540 Avg Student Debt

$64,762 Median Earnings (10yr)

A rank of #2 makes University Of Iowa one of the best values for general industrial engineering. University Of Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City. In-state tuition and fees average $11,283, with out-of-state students paying around $33,371. Typical student debt for general industrial engineering graduates is $22,540. General Industrial Engineering graduates of University Of Iowa earn a median of $75,699 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 84%.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, 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.