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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

7 Ranked Colleges
220 Degrees Awarded
$18,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 9,448 people earned their degree in industrial engineering, making the major the 86th most popular in the United States. 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 New England region, there were 393 industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,100 and $25,277 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 220 industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer 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 New England 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 New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

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

#1

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Northeastern University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 68 bachelors’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern also made our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Northeastern University is $12,823 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree IE students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Full Northeastern University Industrial Engineering Report

#2

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 22 bachelors’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also took the #4 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UMass Amherst is $14,474 for new england region bachelor’s degree ie students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Industrial Engineering at University of Massachusetts Amherst

#3

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 42 bachelors’s IE degrees to qualified students.

UCONN also made our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $14,157 for new england region bachelor’s degree ie students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UCONN.

The low student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Connecticut Industrial Engineering Report

#4

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Kingston, Rhode Island, this fairly large public school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s IE students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree ie students whose families make $30-$48k list, URI has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $15,509 for new england region bachelor’s degree ie students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend URI.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Industrial Engineering at University of Rhode Island

#5

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Vermont. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. UVM is a fairly large school located in Burlington, Vermont that handed out 4 bachelors’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

UVM also made our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend University of Vermont is $12,715 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree IE students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, 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 UVM

#6

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts

Worcester Polytechnic Institute did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. WPI is a private not-for-profit institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree ie students whose families make $30-$48k list, WPI has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute is $29,911 for new england region bachelor’s degree ie students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Worcester Polytechnic Institute Industrial Engineering Report

#7

University of New Haven

West Haven, Connecticut
#6 in overall quality

University of New Haven ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This medium-sized school is located in West Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

University of New Haven also took the #6 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of New Haven is $29,819 for new england region bachelor’s degree ie students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of New Haven Industrial Engineering Report

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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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