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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Industrial Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

8 Ranked Colleges
124 Degrees Awarded
$22,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General IE Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 124 general industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 8 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.

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 Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Industrial Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#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 #1 for the Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 masters’s general IE degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Industrial Engineering at Iowa State University

#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s 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 #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 15 masters’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also made our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. 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.

Full UMN Twin Cities General Industrial Engineering Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general IE degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University are $11,589, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full North Dakota State University General Industrial Engineering Report

#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s general IE students in 2019-2020.

K -State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. 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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#5

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#3 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 Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Iowa is a public institution located in Iowa City, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa also made our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Industrial Engineering at University of Iowa

#5 in overall quality

University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 3 masters’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mizzou, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’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.

Read more about General Industrial Engineering at Mizzou

#7

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas
#7 in overall quality

Wichita State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Wichita, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general IE degrees to 40 students in 2019-2020.

WSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WSU are $15,112.

Full Wichita State University General Industrial Engineering Report

#8

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri
#8 in overall quality

University of Central Missouri came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Warrensburg, Missouri, and it awarded 23 masters’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

UCM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCM are $16,394, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Central Missouri 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%.

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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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