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2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

7 Ranked Colleges
33 Degrees Awarded
$22,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 Plains States region, there were 773 general industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 33 general industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in general industrial engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general industrial engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general industrial engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree general ie students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Industrial Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general IE degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities General Industrial Engineering Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general IE degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948.

Full Iowa State University General Industrial Engineering Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 3 doctorate’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general IE degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

K -State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Fargo, North Dakota. It awarded 4 doctorate’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University are $11,589.

Read more about General Industrial Engineering at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

#6

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#2 in overall quality

University of Iowa ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Iowa City, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general IE degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Iowa also made our “Best General Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas
#6 in overall quality

Wichita State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. WSU is a public institution located in Wichita, Kansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wichita State University are $15,112, 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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