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2023 Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools in Iowa

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$9,788 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$77,812 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Industrial Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 51 degrees and certificates were awarded to industrial engineering students who went to a Iowa college or university. This makes it the #49 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools in Iowa ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Iowa 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.

2023 Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools in Iowa

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

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality in Industrial Engineering

$9,634 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Iowa State University to be the best value school for industrial engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Iowa. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Iowa State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,634 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Industrial Engineering at Iowa State University Report

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA
$9,942 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Iowa is a great value for industrial engineering students. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa are $9,942 per year.

Iowa did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Industrial Engineering Schools in Iowa list.

Full Industrial Engineering at University of Iowa Report

Best Value Industrial Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 32
Minnesota 28
Kansas 99
Nebraska 0
North Dakota 2
South Dakota 15

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 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.

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