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2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
33 Degrees Awarded
$22,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Plains States region, there were 773 industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $67,617 and $24,893 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 33 industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree ie students with aid.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Iowa State University is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s IE degrees to qualified students.

Iowa State also made our “Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948.

Full Iowa State University Industrial Engineering Report

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #2 spot on the list. Iowa City, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s IE degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree ie students with aid list, Iowa has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Iowa Industrial Engineering Report

#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Kansas State University is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115.

Read full report on Industrial Engineering at K -State

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 3 doctorate’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Missouri - Columbia Industrial Engineering Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Fargo, North Dakota that handed out 4 doctorate’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also made our “Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University are $11,589, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Industrial Engineering at North Dakota State University

#6

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s IE degrees to qualified students.

UMN Twin Cities also made our “Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Industrial Engineering at UMN Twin Cities

#7

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas
#6 in overall quality

Wichita State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. WSU is a fairly large school located in Wichita, Kansas that handed out 5 doctorate’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

WSU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WSU are $15,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full WSU Industrial Engineering Report

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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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