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2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
456 Degrees Awarded
$13,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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General Industrial Engineering is the 86th most popular major in the country with 9,448 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 603 general industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 456 general industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in general industrial engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general industrial engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree general ie students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Industrial Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 58 bachelors’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Seattle, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $7,850 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree General IE students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UW Seattle.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UW Seattle General Industrial Engineering Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in San Luis Obispo, California, this large public school handed out 96 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general IE students in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is $12,475 for far western us region bachelor’s degree general ie students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 General Industrial Engineering at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Pomona, California, and it awarded 71 bachelors’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly Pomona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Cal Poly Pomona is $8,596 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree General IE students whose families make $0-$30k.

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 school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Cal Poly Pomona General Industrial Engineering Report

#4

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. USC is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 54 bachelors’s general IE degrees to qualified students.

USC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $14,668 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree General IE students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend USC.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Industrial Engineering at University of Southern California

#5

San Jose State University

San Jose, California
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jose State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. San Jose, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general IE degrees to 61 students in 2019-2020.

San Jose State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend San Jose State is $10,940 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree General IE students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full San Jose State University General Industrial Engineering Report

#6

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Oregon State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Oregon State is located in Corvallis, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 59 bachelors’s general IE degrees to qualified students.

Oregon State also made our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Oregon State University is $14,157 for far western us region bachelor’s degree general ie students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 3.4% 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 General Industrial Engineering at Oregon State

#7

University of San Diego

San Diego, California
#4 in overall quality

University of San Diego ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of San Diego is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 36 bachelors’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

USD also made our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $22,263 for far western us region bachelor’s degree general ie students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of San Diego.

The low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.

Full University of San Diego General Industrial Engineering Report

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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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