2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2019-2020, 9,448 people earned their degree in general industrial engineering, making the major the 86th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,411 general industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 505 general industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 12 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 Master’s in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region.
Top 12 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Industrial Engineering in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 136 masters’s general IE degrees to qualified students.
Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read more about General Industrial Engineering at Texas A&M College Station
Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #2 spot on the list. UH is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 55 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 masters’s general IE degrees to qualified students.
UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #4 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Skysong is a large public school situated in Scottsdale, Arizona. It awarded 8 masters’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree general ie students list, ASU - Skysong has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Skysong are $6,724.
Read more about General Industrial Engineering at Arizona State University - Skysong
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s general IE students in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530.
Full Texas Tech University General Industrial Engineering Report
The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at Arlington is a large school located in Arlington, Texas that handed out 112 masters’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Arlington also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Arlington are $23,376, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read more about General Industrial Engineering at UT Arlington
Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is located in Kingsville, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 masters’s general IE degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M Kingsville, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Kingsville are $14,066, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on General Industrial Engineering at Texas A&M Kingsville
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s general IE degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at OSU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at OSU are $23,963, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus General Industrial Engineering Report
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 20 masters’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read more about General Industrial Engineering at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school handed out 45 diplomas to qualified masters’s general IE students in 2019-2020.
NMSU Main Campus also made our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #10. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read more about General Industrial Engineering at NMSU Main Campus
Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 43 masters’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048.
Read more about General Industrial Engineering at ASU - Tempe
University of Arizona landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Arizona also took the #9 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, 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%.
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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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