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2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

This year’s “Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general industrial engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. 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 $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree general ie students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Industrial Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general IE 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, 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 #2 on our 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Dakota State University, the school also landed 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 - Main Campus are $11,589.

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#3

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 #3 on our 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general IE students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at K -State, the school also landed the #3 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 Kansas State University are $24,115.

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#4

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general IE students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also made our “Best General Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845.

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#5

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Iowa is a large school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 6 doctorate’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. Mizzou is a public institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mizzou, the school also landed the #4 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 Mizzou are $27,193.

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#7

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas
#6 in overall quality

Wichita State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. WSU is located in Wichita, Kansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s general IE degrees to qualified students.

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 WSU 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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