2023 Best Value Industrial Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Industrial Engineering Graduate Certificate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Industrial Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Plains States Region to see which graduate certificate 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.
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2023 Best Value Industrial Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Industrial Engineering Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Industrial Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named South Dakota School of Mines and Technology the best value school in the Plains States Region for industrial engineering students working on their graduate certificate. SD Mines is a small public school located in the small city of Rapid City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SD Mines are $20,116 a year.
Full Industrial Engineering at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Report
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Wichita State University is a great value for industrial engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WSU are $15,323 a year.
Read full report on Industrial Engineering at Wichita State University
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great value for industrial engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa State are $26,948 per year.
Best Industrial Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best industrial engineering schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Missouri | 55 |
Minnesota | 130 |
Kansas | 194 |
Iowa | 240 |
Nebraska | 0 |
North Dakota | 32 |
South Dakota | 56 |
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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 Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 3 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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