2023 Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools in Washington
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Industrial Engineering School for You
In 2020-2021, 98 degrees and certificates were awarded to industrial engineering students who went to a Washington college or university. This makes it the #123 most popular major in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools in Washington to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best value programs for IE students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality in Industrial Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named University of Washington - Seattle Campus the best value school in Washington for industrial engineering students. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UW Seattle are $12,076 a year. On average, IE graduates from UW Seattle take out $18,138 in student loans while working on their degree.
UW Seattle not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Industrial Engineering Schools in Washington list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Gonzaga University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools in Washington list. Located in the medium-sized city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Gonzaga are $48,470 a year.
Gonzaga did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Industrial Engineering Schools in Washington list.
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Request InformationBest Value Industrial Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region
Explore all the Best Value Industrial Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 464 |
| Oregon | 85 |
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Majors Related to IE
One of 40 majors within the area of study, industrial engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to IE
| 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 2 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.