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2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in Texas

8 Ranked Colleges
370 Degrees Awarded
$19,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value IE Schools for a Master's in Texas

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in Texas” ranking.

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 Texas, there were 964 industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,417 and $19,271 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 370 industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in Texas” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in industrial engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality industrial engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in Texas

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

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering in Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in Texas. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 136 masters’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in Texas. UH is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 55 masters’s IE degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree ie students list, UH has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #3 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 masters’s IE degrees to qualified students.

UT Austin also made our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in Texas list. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 112 masters’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington also took the #4 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Arlington are $23,376, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Industrial Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington

#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #5 spot on the list. Texas Tech University is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also took the #5 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530.

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in Texas list. This medium-sized school is located in Kingsville, Texas, and it awarded 22 masters’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Kingsville also took the #6 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Kingsville are $14,066.

Full Texas A&M University - Kingsville Industrial Engineering Report

#8 in overall quality

The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in Texas ranking. UTEP is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 6 masters’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree ie students list, UTEP has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at El Paso are $16,180, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, Texas
#7 in overall quality

St. Mary’s University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in Texas list. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 6 masters’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Mary’s also took the #7 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at St. Mary’s are $19,320, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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