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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region

7 Ranked Colleges
220 Degrees Awarded
$64,100 Avg Salary
Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 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.

This year’s “Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in industrial engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great industrial engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the industrial engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree ie students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 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 $48-$75k list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s IE degrees to 68 students in 2019-2020.

Northeastern also made our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $17,692 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree IE students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Northeastern.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Industrial Engineering at Northeastern

#2

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s IE degrees to qualified students.

UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UMass Amherst is $18,104 for new england region bachelor’s degree ie students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.8% 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 89%.

Read more about Industrial Engineering at University of Massachusetts Amherst

#3

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IE degrees to 42 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree ie students whose families make $48-$75k list, UCONN has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UCONN is $19,243 for new england region bachelor’s degree ie students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Read full report on Industrial Engineering at UCONN

#4

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Rhode Island. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Kingston, Rhode Island, this fairly large public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified bachelors’s IE students in 2019-2020.

URI also made our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend URI is $19,326 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree IE students whose families make $48-$75k.

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

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Vermont is a public institution located in Burlington, Vermont. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree ie students whose families make $48-$75k list, UVM has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Vermont is $16,837 for new england region bachelor’s degree ie students whose families make $48-$75k.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Industrial Engineering at University of Vermont

#6

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts

Worcester Polytechnic Institute ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 30 degrees to qualified bachelors’s IE students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WPI, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Worcester Polytechnic Institute is $36,391 for new england region bachelor’s degree ie students whose families make $48-$75k.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Industrial Engineering at WPI

#7

University of New Haven

West Haven, Connecticut
#6 in overall quality

University of New Haven came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in West Haven, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s IE students in 2019-2020.

University of New Haven did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $32,424 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree IE students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend University of New Haven.

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%.

Read more about Industrial Engineering at University of New Haven

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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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