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2023 Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

10 Colleges
$44,528 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,185 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Industrial Engineering School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, industrial engineering was ranked #70 in the country. In fact 3,028 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for IE majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Industrial Engineering Schools

#1

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Lehigh University the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for industrial engineering students. Located in the small city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Lehigh undergraduate students pay an average of $57,470 in tuition and fees each year.

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

Full Industrial Engineering at Lehigh University Report

#2

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY
$28,230 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Binghamton University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Binghamton University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Binghamton University are $28,230 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Rutgers New Brunswick are $33,005 a year.

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#4

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY
$28,702 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University at Buffalo are $28,702 per year.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. NJIT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Newark.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NJIT are $34,034 a year.

Full Industrial Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology Report

$35,394 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pitt are $35,394 per year.

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Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Columbia undergraduate students pay an average of $62,466 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Columbia also is in the top 10% of our Best Industrial Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

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#8

New York University

New York, NY

New York University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

NYU undergraduate students pay an average of $56,500 in tuition and fees each year.

NYU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Industrial Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Full Industrial Engineering at New York University Report

$50,951 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Rochester Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best value schools for industrial engineering students. Located in the suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

RIT undergraduate students pay an average of $50,951 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #10, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute did quite well on this year’s best value schools for industrial engineering students. RPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Troy.

RPI undergraduate students pay an average of $58,526 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, RPI is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Industrial Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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Best Industrial Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best industrial engineering schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 465
Pennsylvania 120
Maryland 0
New Jersey 87
District of Columbia 0

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Industrial Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 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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