2027 Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools in Ohio
[Industrial Engineering](/majors/engineering/ie-industrial-engineering/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong industrial engineering education at a price that pays off.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for industrial engineering students.
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2027 Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools in Ohio
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the industrial engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools
Wright State University Main Campus tops our 2027 list of the best value industrial engineering schools in Ohio. Located in the suburb of Dayton, Wright State University Main Campus is a large public university. Students from in state pay about $10,991 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $20,691. Typical student debt for industrial engineering graduates is $25,836. Soon after graduation, industrial engineering degree recipients from Wright State University Main Campus generally make around $49,077. Set against $25,836 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 96% of applicants are accepted.
Ohio State University Main Campus is a great value for students pursuing a degree in industrial engineering, landing the #2 spot this year. Ohio State University Main Campus is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $13,244, while out-of-state students pay about $40,022. Students borrow a median of $21,875 to complete the industrial engineering program here. Industrial Engineering graduates of Ohio State University Main Campus earn a median of $80,876 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $21,875 median debt. The acceptance rate is 61%.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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