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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

10 Ranked Colleges
542 Degrees Awarded
$38,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value IE Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,207 industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,691 and $23,699 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 542 industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in industrial engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality industrial engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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 the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree ie students with aid.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Columbia University in the City of New York is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 99 masters’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194.

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#2

Binghamton University

Vestal, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Binghamton University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Vestal, New York, and it awarded 100 masters’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

Binghamton University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Binghamton University are $25,290.

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#3

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and it awarded 27 masters’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers New Brunswick are $32,132, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Rutgers University - New Brunswick Industrial Engineering Report

#4

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the #4 spot on the list. University at Buffalo is a large public school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 130 masters’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028.

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#8 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. New Jersey Institute of Technology is a public institution located in Newark, New Jersey. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NJIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Jersey Institute of Technology are $33,744, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Pitt is a large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 21 masters’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pitt are $40,836, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Pitt Industrial Engineering Report

#7

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Lehigh University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Lehigh is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 48 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Lehigh also took the #2 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lehigh University are $27,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Rochester Institute of Technology is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 42 masters’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at RIT, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rochester Institute of Technology are $50,442, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Troy, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s IE degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree ie students with aid list, RPI has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at RPI are $58,325, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Industrial Engineering Report

#10

New York University

New York, New York
#10 in overall quality

New York University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #10. New York University is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 38 masters’s IE degrees to qualified students.

NYU also took the #10 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Industrial Engineering at New York University

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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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