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2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

10 Ranked Colleges
542 Degrees Awarded
$36,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value IE Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,207 industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,691 and $23,699 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 542 industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 48 masters’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

Lehigh also made our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. 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 Industrial Engineering Report

#2

Binghamton University

Vestal, New York

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 Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Binghamton University is a public institution located in Vestal, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 100 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Binghamton University also took the #3 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’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 Binghamton University are $25,290.

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#3

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 130 masters’s IE degrees to qualified students.

University at Buffalo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#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 Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Rutgers New Brunswick is a large public school situated in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It awarded 27 masters’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rutgers New Brunswick, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Jersey Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This fairly large school is located in Newark, New Jersey, and it awarded 22 masters’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree ie students list, NJIT has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NJIT are $33,744, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full NJIT Industrial Engineering Report

#6

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Pennsylvania State University - University Park did quite well on the 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Penn State University Park also took the #7 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pennsylvania State University - University Park are $38,728, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Industrial Engineering at Pennsylvania State University - University Park

#5 in overall quality

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this large public school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified masters’s IE students in 2019-2020.

Pitt also took the #5 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’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 Pitt are $40,836.

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#8

New York University

New York, New York
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, New York University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 38 diplomas to qualified masters’s IE students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NYU, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#1 in overall quality

Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #9. Columbia University in the City of New York is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 99 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia also made our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#10

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, New York

With a ranking of #10, Rochester Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rochester, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s IE degrees to 42 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at RIT, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’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 Rochester Institute of Technology are $50,442.

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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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