2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in North Carolina

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 North Carolina, there were 219 industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,650 and $25,850 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 67 industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in North Carolina

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$28,999 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$84,653 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k list. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s IE degrees to 52 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Industrial Engineering at North Carolina State University

#2

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$20,662 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina A & T State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s IE degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

NC A&T also made our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC A&T are $20,662, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Industrial Engineering at NC A&T

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering (Income $75-$110k)

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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