by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IE Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
Industrial Engineering is the 87th most popular major in the country with 9,072 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, industrial engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,960 and had an average of $24,268 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,352 industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $67,181 and $23,338 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 777 industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IE Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 17 colleges that offered a degree in industrial engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their industrial engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IE Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IE Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at El Paso. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IE Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school handed out 76 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s IE students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IE Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 217 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Industrial Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IE Major in the Southwest Region list. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IE degrees to 72 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Industrial Engineering at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IE Major in the Southwest Region list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s IE degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Industrial Engineering at NMSU Main Campus
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IE Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, St. Mary’s University landed the #5 spot on the list. St. Mary’s is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Industrial Engineering at St. Mary’s University
With a ranking of #6, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IE Major in the Southwest Region list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 41 bachelors’s IE degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Texas Tech University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IE Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IE degrees to 54 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Texas A&M University - Commerce came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IE Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Commerce, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified bachelors’s IE students in 2020-2021.
Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IE Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 95 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s IE students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read more about Industrial Engineering at Arizona State University - Tempe
Lamar University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IE Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Lamar University is located in Beaumont, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s IE degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Industrial Engineering at Lamar University
Texas State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IE Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school handed out 38 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s IE students in 2020-2021.
University of Arizona landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IE Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school handed out 36 degrees to qualified bachelors’s IE students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Houston ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IE Major in the Southwest Region list. UH is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 bachelors’s IE degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IE Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Arlington, Texas, this large public school handed out 34 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s IE students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Navajo Technical University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IE Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Crownpoint, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IE degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IE Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized school located in Kingsville, Texas that handed out 31 bachelors’s IE degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Industrial Engineering at Texas A&M University - Kingsville
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IE Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Corpus Christi, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IE degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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