2027 Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools in Virginia
[Industrial Engineering](/majors/engineering/ie-industrial-engineering/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
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 Virginia
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in industrial engineering, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools
Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University tops our 2027 list of the best value industrial engineering schools in Virginia. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University is a very large public university. In-state tuition and fees average $15,948, compared with $37,764 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for industrial engineering graduates is $22,870. Industrial Engineering graduates of Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University earn a median of $82,437 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $22,870 median debt. Roughly 55% of applicants are accepted.
Liberty University is a great value for students pursuing a degree in industrial engineering, landing the #2 spot this year. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg. In-state tuition and fees average $16,173. Students borrow a median of $27,414 to complete the industrial engineering program here. Early-career industrial engineering graduates make about $45,877. Set against $27,414 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Liberty University admits about 99% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced 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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