by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General IE Major in Texas” ranking.
General Industrial Engineering is the 95th most popular major in the country with 9,072 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Texas, there were 927 general industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 502 general industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,932 and $25,894 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General IE Major in Texas” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in general industrial engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general industrial engineering.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General IE Major in Texas”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at El Paso. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General IE Major in Texas. The University of Texas at El Paso is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 76 bachelors’s general IE degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General IE Major in Texas. Texas A&M College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 217 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about General Industrial Engineering at Texas A&M College Station
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General IE Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, St. Mary’s University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general IE students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full St. Mary’s University General Industrial Engineering Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General IE Major in Texas. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general IE degrees to 54 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Texas Tech University General Industrial Engineering Report
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General IE Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #5 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - Commerce is located in Commerce, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s general IE degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Industrial Engineering at Texas A&M Commerce
Lamar University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General IE Major in Texas ranking. Lamar University is a public institution located in Beaumont, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Industrial Engineering at Lamar University
Texas State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General IE Major in Texas ranking. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Houston came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General IE Major in Texas ranking. University of Houston is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on General Industrial Engineering at University of Houston
The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General IE Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #9. Arlington, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general IE degrees to 34 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Industrial Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington
Texas A&M University - Kingsville ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General IE Major in Texas list. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is located in Kingsville, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s general IE degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Industrial Engineering at Texas A&M Kingsville
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General IE Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Corpus Christi, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general IE students in 2020-2021.
Full Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi General Industrial Engineering Report
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