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2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

8 Ranked Colleges
56 Degrees Awarded
$22,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 56 industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in industrial engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent industrial engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the industrial engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree ie students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1 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 #1 for the Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 6 doctorate’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’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.

Full UT Austin Industrial Engineering Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 8 doctorate’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #3 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’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 - Tempe are $27,048.

Read full report on Industrial Engineering at Arizona State University - Tempe

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s IE degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas A&M College Station Industrial Engineering Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. OSU is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus are $23,963, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Texas Tech is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 9 doctorate’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also made our “Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Industrial Engineering at Texas Tech

#6

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#6 in overall quality

University of Houston came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. UH is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Industrial Engineering at University of Houston

#8 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington also took the #8 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Arlington are $23,376, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The University of Texas at Arlington Industrial Engineering Report

#5 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of Oklahoma is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s IE degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Oklahoma, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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