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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

13 Ranked Colleges
505 Degrees Awarded
$20,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value IE Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 the Southwest region, there were 1,411 industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,911 and $19,532 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 505 industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 13 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 the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 14 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

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 #1 for the Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 136 masters’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 43 diplomas to qualified masters’s IE students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Stillwater, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s IE degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

OSU also made our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at OSU are $23,963, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 22 masters’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also took the #2 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 55 masters’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#8 in overall quality

Texas Tech University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified masters’s IE students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best 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 Texas Tech are $17,530.

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 45 masters’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Main Campus, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#9 in overall quality

University of Arizona did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s IE students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also made our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. The University of Texas at Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 112 masters’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree ie students whose families make $0-$30k list, UT Arlington has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Arlington are $23,376, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. The University of Texas at El Paso is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 6 masters’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP also took the #0 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at El Paso are $16,180, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full The University of Texas at El Paso Industrial Engineering Report

With a ranking of #11, Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well on the 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Kingsville, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s IE degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Kingsville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Kingsville are $14,066, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#11

Arizona State University - Skysong

Scottsdale, Arizona

Arizona State University - Skysong ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s IE degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Skysong are $6,724, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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 IE Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified masters’s IE students in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also took the #5 spot in our “Best 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 University of Oklahoma are $23,236.

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#13

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, Texas

St. Mary’s University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. St. Mary’s University is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 6 masters’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at St. Mary’s, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best 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 St. Mary’s University are $19,320.

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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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