2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering in the Southeast Region
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” 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 the Southeast region, there were 2,641 industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,360 and $24,071 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,784 industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 20 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the industrial engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.
Top 20 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering in the Southeast Region
Out of the 20 schools in the Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Central Florida is a public institution located in Orlando, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 145 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UCF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Central Florida is $10,274 for southeast region bachelor’s degree ie students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 80 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at USF Tampa, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $8,355 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree IE students per year to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Florida State University is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Florida State also took the #9 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $9,789 for southeast region bachelor’s degree ie students per year to attend Florida State University.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina A & T State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. NC A&T is a fairly large school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 37 bachelors’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC A&T, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $10,274 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree IE students per year to attend NC A&T.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana Tech University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Ruston, Louisiana, this fairly large public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s IE students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree ie students list, Louisiana Tech has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Louisiana Tech University is $12,084 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree IE students.
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Virginia Tech landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school awarded 184 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s IE students in 2019-2020.
Virginia Tech also made our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $21,198 for southeast region bachelor’s degree ie students per year to attend Virginia Tech.
The low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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.
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is a medium-sized public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 4 bachelors’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida A&M University, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Florida A&M University is $15,060 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree IE students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Mississippi State University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Mississippi State is a large school located in Mississippi State, Mississippi that handed out 55 bachelors’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.
Mississippi State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Mississippi State University is $16,173 for southeast region bachelor’s degree ie students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #9, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Georgia Tech is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 395 bachelors’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.
Georgia Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is $14,739 for southeast region bachelor’s degree ie students.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
North Carolina State University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. North Carolina State University is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 88 bachelors’s IE degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,458 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree IE students per year to attend NC State.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
West Virginia University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Morgantown, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IE degrees to 101 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree ie students list, WVU has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for WVU is $12,983 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree IE students.
University of Arkansas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. UARK is a public institution located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 68 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UARK also took the #10 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UARK is $16,381 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree IE students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
University of Alabama in Huntsville ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Huntsville, Alabama, this medium-sized public school handed out 34 degrees to qualified bachelors’s IE students in 2019-2020.
UAH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UAH is $15,860 for southeast region bachelor’s degree ie students.
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Liberty University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Liberty University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Liberty University, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Liberty University is $28,903 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree IE students.
University of Louisville did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. University of Louisville is a public institution located in Louisville, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UofL also took the #15 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Louisville is $16,867 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree IE students.
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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a large public school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 49 bachelors’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Knoxville also made our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is $18,825 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree IE students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. This large school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 64 bachelors’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.
Louisiana State University also made our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #11. It costs about $15,465 for southeast region bachelor’s degree ie students per year to attend Louisiana State University.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Auburn University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Auburn University is a large school located in Auburn, Alabama that handed out 130 bachelors’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.
Auburn also made our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Auburn University is $24,104 for southeast region bachelor’s degree ie students.
The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 92%.
Clemson University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Clemson University is a large public school situated in Clemson, South Carolina. It awarded 159 bachelors’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.
Clemson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $20,008 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree IE students per year to attend Clemson University.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Miami came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Miami is a private not-for-profit institution located in Coral Gables, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
U Miami also made our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend U Miami is $46,949 for southeast region bachelor’s degree ie students.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
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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%.
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- *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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