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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering in the Plains States Region

6 Ranked Colleges
33 Degrees Awarded
$22,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Plains States region, there were 773 industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $67,617 and $24,893 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 33 industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering in the Plains States Region

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. North Dakota State University is a public institution located in Fargo, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. Manhattan, Kansas 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.

K -State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Wichita State University is a fairly large public school situated in Wichita, Kansas. It awarded 5 doctorate’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree ie students list, WSU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wichita State University are $15,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Iowa City, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s IE degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Iowa also made our “Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s IE degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193.

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#7

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region ranking. UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s IE degrees to qualified students.

UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845.

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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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