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2023 Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$23,833 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,141 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Industrial Engineering School for You

Industrial Engineering is the #70 most popular major in the country with 3,028 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

Check out the IE programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Industrial Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named North Dakota State University - Main Campus the best value school in the Plains States Region for industrial engineering students. Located in the medium-sized 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.

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$16,530 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 9 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. SD Mines is a small public school located in the city of Rapid City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SD Mines are $16,530 per year.

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$18,165 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Wichita State University is a great value for industrial engineering students. Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WSU are $18,165 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Iowa State are $25,446 a year.

Iowa State also claimed a spot on our Best Industrial Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS
$26,491 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Kansas State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best industrial engineering schools in the Plains States Region . 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.

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$16,815 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Central Missouri landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value industrial engineering programs. Located in the town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UCM are $16,815 a year.

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University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. 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.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for industrial engineering students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

UMN Twin Cities undergraduate students pay an average of $33,818 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UMN Twin Cities is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Industrial Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list.

Full Industrial Engineering at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

#9

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value industrial engineering programs. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa are $31,905 per year.

Iowa also claimed a spot on our Best Industrial Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full Industrial Engineering at University of Iowa Report

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 32
Minnesota 28
Iowa 51
Kansas 99
Nebraska 0
North Dakota 2
South Dakota 15

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One of 39 majors within the area of study, industrial engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to IE

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 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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