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2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
220 Degrees Awarded
$18,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across the New England region, there were 393 general industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 220 general industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in general industrial engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general industrial engineering programs, but they also 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 New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Industrial Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

#1

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 68 bachelors’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northeastern University is $12,823 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree General IE students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Northeastern General Industrial Engineering Report

#2

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Amherst, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $14,474 for new england region bachelor’s degree general ie students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Read full report on General Industrial Engineering at University of Massachusetts Amherst

#3

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, this large public school awarded 42 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general IE students in 2019-2020.

UCONN also made our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for University of Connecticut is $14,157 for new england region bachelor’s degree general ie students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UCONN General Industrial Engineering Report

#4

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the #4 spot on the list. Kingston, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general IE degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

URI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $15,509 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree General IE students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Rhode Island.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, 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 85%.

Full URI General Industrial Engineering Report

#5

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Vermont. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Burlington, Vermont, this fairly large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general IE students in 2019-2020.

UVM also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UVM is $12,715 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree General IE students whose families make $30-$48k.

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 2.4% 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%.

Full University of Vermont General Industrial Engineering Report

#6

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 30 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general IE students in 2019-2020.

WPI also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $29,911 for new england region bachelor’s degree general ie students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

The student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on General Industrial Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

#7

University of New Haven

West Haven, Connecticut
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of New Haven did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Haven, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of New Haven, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of New Haven is $29,819 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree General IE students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low 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%.

Full University of New Haven 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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