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2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
129 Degrees Awarded
$25,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value IE Schools for a Master's in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

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 IE Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Industrial Engineering is the 86th most popular major in the country with 9,448 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, industrial engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,716 and had an average of $22,994 in loans still to pay off.

Across Illinois, there were 389 industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,840 and $23,226 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 129 industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in industrial engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great industrial engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the industrial engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree ie students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Illinois

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k list. Northwestern is a private not-for-profit institution located in Evanston, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern also made our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 13 masters’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our illinois master’s degree ie students whose families make $0-$30k list, UIUC has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083.

Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Industrial Engineering Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Edwardsville, Illinois, and it awarded 15 masters’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUE also took the #5 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville are $9,300, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 22 masters’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UIC Industrial Engineering Report

#5

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k. Northern Illinois University is a fairly large school located in Dekalb, Illinois that handed out 58 masters’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

NIU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NIU are $11,086, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full NIU Industrial Engineering Report

#6

Bradley University

Peoria, Illinois

Bradley University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Bradley is a medium-sized school located in Peoria, Illinois that handed out 6 masters’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

Bradley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bradley are $17,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Industrial Engineering at Bradley

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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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