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2022 Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
433 Degrees Awarded
$25,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 5,633 people earned their degree in industrial and management engineering, making the major the 147th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 592 industrial and management engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 433 industrial and management engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in industrial and management engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality industrial and management engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the industrial and management engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial & Management Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the #1 spot on the list. Stanford is a fairly large school located in Stanford, California that handed out 130 masters’s industrial management degrees in 2019-2020.

Stanford did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford University are $55,011, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Industrial & Management Engineering at Stanford University

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Northridge. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Northridge, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s industrial management degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.

CSUN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Northridge are $17,955, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full CSUN Industrial & Management Engineering Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Los Angeles. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Cal State LA is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 14 masters’s industrial management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal State LA, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cal State LA are $17,723.

Full California State University - Los Angeles Industrial & Management Engineering Report

#4

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Wazzu is a large public school situated in Pullman, Washington. It awarded 28 masters’s industrial management degrees in 2019-2020.

Wazzu also took the #5 spot in our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Washington State University are $27,561.

Read more about Industrial & Management Engineering at Wazzu

#5

San Jose State University

San Jose, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Jose State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k. San Jose State University is a large public school situated in San Jose, California. It awarded 65 masters’s industrial management degrees in 2019-2020.

San Jose State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at San Jose State University are $18,790.

Full San Jose State University Industrial & Management Engineering Report

California State Polytechnic University - Pomona did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is located in Pomona, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s industrial management degrees to qualified students.

Cal Poly Pomona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cal Poly Pomona are $18,377, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full California State Polytechnic University - Pomona Industrial & Management Engineering Report

#7

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, California
#2 in overall quality

Santa Clara University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Industrial Management Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. SCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Santa Clara, California. It awarded 27 masters’s industrial management degrees in 2019-2020.

SCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Industrial & Management Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Santa Clara University are $23,507, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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