2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering in California

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Master’s in California” 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 California, there were 420 industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $69,167 and $20,736 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 72 industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in industrial engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great industrial engineering programs and 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in California.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering in California

#1

San Jose State University

San Jose, California

#2 in overall quality

$18,790 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jose State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in California list. San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 36 masters’s IE degrees to qualified students.

San Jose State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at San Jose State are $18,790.

Full San Jose State University Industrial Engineering Report

#2

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$48,715 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in California. USC is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 masters’s IE degrees to qualified students.

USC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full USC Industrial Engineering Report

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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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