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2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
456 Degrees Awarded
$14,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Industrial Engineering is the 86th most popular major in the country with 9,448 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, industrial engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,716 and had an average of $22,994 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 603 industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,380 and $19,978 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 456 industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in industrial engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent industrial engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the industrial engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 58 bachelors’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UW Seattle is $7,467 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree IE students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UW Seattle Industrial Engineering Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k. San Luis Obispo, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IE degrees to 96 students in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also made our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $14,680 for far western us region bachelor’s degree ie students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Industrial Engineering at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

#3

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 54 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s IE students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Southern California is $16,252 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree IE students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full University of Southern California Industrial Engineering Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Cal Poly Pomona is a large school located in Pomona, California that handed out 71 bachelors’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly Pomona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is $9,630 for far western us region bachelor’s degree ie students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Industrial Engineering at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

#5

San Jose State University

San Jose, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Jose State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in San Jose, California, this large public school handed out 61 degrees to qualified bachelors’s IE students in 2019-2020.

San Jose State also made our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend San Jose State University is $11,752 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree IE students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about Industrial Engineering at San Jose State University

#6

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

Oregon State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Oregon State University is a public institution located in Corvallis, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 59 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oregon State, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $15,770 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree IE students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Oregon State.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Industrial Engineering at Oregon State

#7

University of San Diego

San Diego, California
#4 in overall quality

University of San Diego did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. This medium-sized school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

USD also took the #4 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $23,224 for far western us region bachelor’s degree ie students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of San Diego.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Industrial Engineering at USD

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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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