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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

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 $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 $48-$75k” 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.

For this year’s “Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in industrial engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality 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 industrial engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree ie students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. UT Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s IE degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #2 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. 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

#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#6 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 #3 for the Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s IE students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree ie students whose families make $48-$75k list, UH has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#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 #4 for the Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - 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 be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OSU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’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.

Read more about Industrial Engineering at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Texas Tech University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s IE degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree ie students whose families make $48-$75k list, Texas Tech has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas Tech Industrial Engineering Report

#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 $48-$75k ranking. Arlington, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s IE degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Arlington, the school also landed 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 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 #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s IE students in 2019-2020.

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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236.

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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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