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2023 Best Value Industrial Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$26,100 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$66,502 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 408 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, industrial engineering is the #78 most popular major in Illinois.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Industrial Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for IE students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Industrial Engineering Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Industrial Engineering

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the best value school for industrial engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Illinois. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UIUC are $17,634 a year. On average, IE graduates from UIUC take out $18,275 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

UIUC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

Full Industrial Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. SIUE is a large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SIUE are $11,496 per year.

Read full report on Industrial Engineering at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Chicago helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value industrial engineering schools in Illinois. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chicago.

UIC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,603 in in-state tuition and fees each year. IE majors at UIC take out an average of $21,484 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Industrial Engineering at University of Illinois at Chicago Report

Out of the 6 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the # 4 spot on the list. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NIU are $14,738 per year.

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#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Out of the 6 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northwestern are $60,768 per year. On average, IE graduates from Northwestern take out $15,755 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Northwestern also made our Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #2.

Read full report on Industrial Engineering at Northwestern University

#6

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

Bradley University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree industrial engineering programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Bradley undergraduate students pay an average of $36,360 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Bradley excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

Full Industrial Engineering at Bradley University Report

Best Value Industrial Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 579
Ohio 256
Indiana 416
Wisconsin 252

Industrial Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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