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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Industrial Engineering in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

13 Ranked Colleges
763 Degrees Awarded
$14,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 Southwest region, there were 1,411 general industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 763 general industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree general ie students with aid.

Top 13 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Industrial Engineering in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 115 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Tempe is $11,706 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general ie students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

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#2

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Lamar University is a fairly large school located in Beaumont, Texas that handed out 33 bachelors’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

Lamar University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Lamar University is $12,311 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General IE students with aid.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #3 spot on the list. UH is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 38 bachelors’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UH is $12,838 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General IE students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Houston General Industrial Engineering Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general IE degrees to 151 students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M College Station is $19,057 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General IE students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station General Industrial Engineering Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 49 bachelors’s general IE degrees to qualified students.

OSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $14,648 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General IE students with aid per year to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Texas Tech University is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 76 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech University is $17,571 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general ie students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Texas Tech University General Industrial Engineering Report

#12 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 69 bachelors’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP also made our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #12. It costs about $8,920 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General IE students with aid per year to attend UTEP.

Full The University of Texas at El Paso General Industrial Engineering Report

#8

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#8 in overall quality

Texas State University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 36 bachelors’s general IE degrees to qualified students.

Texas State also made our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend Texas State is $15,230 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general ie students with aid.

Full Texas State University General Industrial Engineering Report

#9

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#7 in overall quality

University of Arizona came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $15,016 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General IE students with aid per year to attend University of Arizona.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#10 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. UT Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 25 bachelors’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Arlington, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,246 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general ie students with aid per year to attend UT Arlington.

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#13 in overall quality

New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $8,659 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General IE students with aid per year to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

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#5 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 52 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general IE students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree general ie students with aid list, University of Oklahoma has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $21,145 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General IE students with aid per year to attend University of Oklahoma.

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 low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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 more about General Industrial Engineering at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

#13

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, Texas
#11 in overall quality

St. Mary’s University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General IE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. St. Mary’s is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s general IE degrees to qualified students.

St. Mary’s not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $19,276 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General IE students with aid per year to attend St. Mary’s University.

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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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