2023 Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools in Kentucky
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Industrial Engineering School for You
In 2020-2021, 49 degrees and certificates were awarded to industrial engineering students who went to a Kentucky college or university. This makes it the #123 most popular major in the state.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools in Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Kentucky 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Kentucky Schools for Affordable Quality in Industrial Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named University of Kentucky the best value school in Kentucky for industrial engineering students. UK is a very large public school located in the large city of Lexington.
UK undergraduate students pay an average of $12,610 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that IE majors at UK take out is $27,000.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools in Kentucky list. UofL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Louisville.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UofL are $12,370 per year. On average, IE graduates from UofL take out $24,439 in student loans while working on their degree.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UofL also is in the top 20% of our Best Industrial Engineering Schools in Kentucky ranking.
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Explore all the Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 430 |
| Virginia | 265 |
| North Carolina | 250 |
| Florida | 429 |
| Tennessee | 77 |
| South Carolina | 256 |
| Louisiana | 96 |
| Arkansas | 70 |
| Alabama | 218 |
| Mississippi | 79 |
| West Virginia | 141 |
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Industrial Engineering Related Majors for IE
Industrial Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
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.