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2023 Best Value Industrial Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$24,092 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$66,502 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, industrial engineering was ranked #87 in the country. In fact 9,072 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Industrial Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Plains States Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for IE students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Industrial Engineering

Our analysis found North Dakota State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for industrial engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Dakota State University are $14,876 per year.

Full Industrial Engineering at North Dakota State University - Main Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. SD Mines is a small public school located in the city of Rapid City.

SD Mines undergraduate students pay an average of $16,530 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Minnesota - Duluth helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value industrial engineering schools in the Plains States Region . UMN Duluth is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Duluth.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMN Duluth are $19,148 a year. On average, IE graduates from UMN Duluth take out $20,875 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.

Iowa State undergraduate students pay an average of $25,446 in tuition and fees each year. IE majors at Iowa State take out an average of $23,078 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $460, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

In addition to its great value ranking, Iowa State is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Kansas State University is a great value for industrial engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at K -State are $26,491 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, IE majors at K -State accumulate an average of around $23,913 in student debt.

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University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree industrial engineering programs. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mizzou are $30,450 per year. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $415, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Mizzou also did well on our Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Industrial Engineering at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

Wichita State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for industrial engineering students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WSU are $18,165 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, IE graduates from WSU carry an average student debtload of $31,192.

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#8

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree industrial engineering programs. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Iowa are $31,905 a year. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $384, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree industrial engineering programs. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMN Twin Cities are $33,818 a year.

UMN Twin Cities excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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Best Industrial Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best industrial engineering schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 55
Minnesota 130
Kansas 194
Iowa 240
Nebraska 0
North Dakota 32
South Dakota 56

One of 40 majors within the area of study, industrial engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 9 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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