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2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Ranked Colleges
43 Degrees Awarded
$34,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic 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 Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,207 industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,691 and $23,699 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 43 industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 6 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.

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 Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lehigh University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Lehigh is a medium-sized school located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania that handed out 4 doctorate’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lehigh, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lehigh are $27,130.

Full Lehigh University Industrial Engineering Report

#2

Binghamton University

Vestal, New York
#4 in overall quality

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 Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Binghamton University is a fairly large school located in Vestal, New York that handed out 15 doctorate’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree ie students list, Binghamton University has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Binghamton University are $25,290, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Binghamton University Industrial Engineering Report

#3

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s IE degrees to qualified students.

University at Buffalo also made our “Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5. 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.

Read more about Industrial Engineering at University at Buffalo

#4

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, this large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s IE students in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick also took the #6 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers New Brunswick are $32,132, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Industrial Engineering at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

#5

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania State University - University Park landed the #5 spot on the list.

Penn State University Park also took the #2 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pennsylvania State University - University Park are $38,728.

Full Pennsylvania State University - University Park Industrial Engineering Report

#1 in overall quality

Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Read more about Industrial Engineering at Columbia

#3 in overall quality

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s IE degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree ie students list, Pitt has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus are $40,836.

Read more about Industrial Engineering at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

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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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