2020 Most Affordable Online Master's in Industrial Engineering Programs
Ranked by affordability, these 25 schools all offer online low-cost master's degrees in industrial engineering. Texas Tech University is the #1 school on the list, offering a tuition rate of $5,670 annually. Classes for Texas Tech's Master of Science in Industrial Engineering program include Computer-Aided Manufacturing, Human Factors in Engineering and Design, and Manufacturing Facilities Planning and Design. Texas A & M University-Kingsville, ranked #2, offers an annual tuition rate of $6,333 for its Master of Science in Industrial Engineering. Each school on this list offers a tuition rate under $23,000 per year.
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| Rank | School | Annual Tuition |
|---|---|---|
| Texas Tech University | $5,670 | |
| Texas A & M University-Kingsville | $6,333 | |
| Northern Illinois University | $8,185 | |
| Mississippi State University | $8,313 | |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville | $9,255 | |
| Arizona State University | $10,108 | |
| University of Missouri | $10,290 | |
| University of Central Florida | $10,422 | |
| Iowa State University | $10,425 | |
| University of Florida | $11,040 | |
| Louisiana Tech University | $11,132 | |
| Kansas State University | $11,473 | |
| The University of Tennessee - Knoxville | $12,464 | |
| Clemson University | $12,960 | |
| Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | $13,146 | |
| Oregon State University | $14,145 | |
| Auburn University | $15,184 | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | $16,500 | |
| Wright State University-Main Campus | $16,875 | |
| Western New England University | $17,520 | |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology | $18,000 | |
| University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign | $19,512 | |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | $19,605 | |
| Purdue University - Main Campus | $20,220 | |
| North Carolina State University | $22,876 |
- Annual Tuition: $5,670
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 6,252
- Example Classes: Bayesian Analysis for Human Decision; Computer-Aided Manufacturing; Human Factors in Engineering and Design; Manufacturing Facilities Planning and Design; Occupational Biomechanics; Productivity and Performance Improvement in Organizations
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Science in Industrial Engineering (Non-Thesis Option)
- Master of Science in Industrial Engineering (Thesis Option)
- Master of Science in Manufacturing Engineering (Non-Thesis Option)
- Master of Science in Manufacturing Engineering (Thesis Option)
- Annual Tuition: $6,333
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,565
- Example Classes: Advanced Eng Economic Analysis; Computer Appl of Stats Methods; Lean Manufacturing; Principles of Optimization; Risk Management
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Science in Industrial Engineering
- Annual Tuition: $8,185
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 4,381
- Example Classes: Advanced Experimental Design for Engineering; Economic Analysis of Engineering Projects; Facilities Layout and Location Analysis; Linear Programming and Network Flows; Risk Management; Six Sigma Performance Excellence and Modern Problem Solving
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering - Engineering Management
- Annual Tuition: $8,313
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 3,484
- Example Classes: Engineering Economy I; Industrial Ergonomics; Production Control Systems I; Systems Simulation I; Systems Simulation I.
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Science in Industrial Engineering - Human Factors and Ergonomics
- Master of Science in Industrial Engineering - Industrial Systems
- Master of Science in Industrial Engineering - Management Systems Engineering
- Master of Science in Industrial Engineering - Manufacturing Systems
- Master of Science in Industrial Engineering - Operations Research
- Master of Science in Industrial Engineering (Non-Thesis Option)
- Annual Tuition: $9,255
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 2,065
- Example Classes: Advanced Quality Control; Design/Analy of Experiment; Statistical Methods for Engr; Systems Modeling
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Science in Engineering - Industrial Engineering
- Annual Tuition: $10,108
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 21,361
- Example Classes: Applied Stochastic Operations Research Models; Design Engineering Experiments; Information Systems Engineering; Production Systems; Simulating Stochastic Systems; Web-Enabled Decision Support Systems
Online Master's Degrees
- MBA/MSE in Industrial Engineering
- MS in Industrial Engineering
- Annual Tuition: $10,290
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 7,359
- Example Classes: Advanced Integrated Production Systems; Engineering Experimentation; Health Care Systems Design and Analysis; Life Cycle Analysis; Optimization Modeling and Computational Methods; Problems in Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Science in Industrial Engineering
- Annual Tuition: $10,422
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 9,654
- Example Classes: Advanced Engineering Economic Analysis; Engineering Statistics; Project Engineering; Queuing Systems; Simulation Based Life Cycle Engineering; Systems Architecting
Online Master's Degrees
- Industrial Engineering - Healthcare Systems Engineering, MS
- Industrial Engineering - Human Systems Engineering/Ergonomics, MS
- Industrial Engineering - Human Systems Engineering/Ergonomics, MS (Non-Thesis)
- Industrial Engineering - Human Systems Engineering/Ergonomics, MS (Thesis)
- Industrial Engineering - Management Systems, MS
- Industrial Engineering - Management Systems, MS (Non-Thesis)
- Annual Tuition: $10,425
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 5,371
- Example Classes: Analysis of Stochastic Systems; Design and Analysis of Allocation Mechanisms; Inventory Control and Production Planning; Production Scheduling; Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing; Reliability and Safety Engineering
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering
- Annual Tuition: $11,040
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 16,727
- Example Classes: Applied Probability Methods in Engineering; Decision Support Systems for ISE’s; Digital Simulation Techniques; Model Health Systems Engineering; Web-based Decision Support Systems for ISE’s
Online Master's Degrees
- ME in Industrial and Systems Engineering
- MS in Industrial and Systems Engineering
- Annual Tuition: $11,132
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,287
- Example Classes: Advance Statistics for Quality Improvement; Design and Analysis of Experiments; Reliability Engineering; Six Sigma Black Belt Project; Theory and Application of Lean Manufacturing and Management; Theory of Probability
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Science in Engineering - Industrial Engineering
- Annual Tuition: $11,473
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 4,352
- Example Classes: Advanced Engineering Economics; Advanced Production and Inventory Control; Applied Stochastic Processes and Theoretical Simulation; Integer Programming and Combinatorial Optimization; Network Flows and Graph Theory; Occupational Safety Engineering
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Science in Industrial Engineering
- Annual Tuition: $12,464
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 6,079
- Example Classes: Advanced Application of Systems Modeling & Simulation; Financial Management for Engineering Managers; Production and Inventory Systems; Reliability of Lean Systems; Statistical Methods in Industrial Engineering; Theory and Practice of Engineering Management
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Science in Industrial System Engineering
- Master of Science in Industrial System Engineering - Automotive Manufacturing
- Master of Science in Industrial System Engineering - Engineering Management
- Master of Science in Industrial System Engineering - Systems Engineering
- Annual Tuition: $12,960
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 5,282
- Example Classes: Health, Safety and the Environment; Prescriptive Analytics; Supply Chain and Logistics Modeling ll
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering
- Annual Tuition: $13,146
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 4,093
- Example Classes: Discrete Systems Simulation; Enterprise Resource Planning; Financial & Advanced Capital Investment Analysis; Industrial Assessment and Improvement; Integrated Manufacturing Control Systems; Strategic Quality Leadership
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management - Engineering Management (Non-Thesis)
- Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management - Engineering Management (Thesis)
- Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management - Operations Research (Non-Thesis)
- Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management - Operations Research (Thesis)
- Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management - Supply Chain and Logistics (Non-Thesis)
- Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management - Supply Chain and Logistics (Thesis)
- Annual Tuition: $14,145
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NWCCU
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 5,287
- Example Classes: Advanced Engineering Economic Analysis; Lean Manufacturing Systems; Legal Aspects of Engineering and Engineering Management; Management of Information Systems; Product Development; Strategic Planning
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering - Engineering Management
- Annual Tuition: $15,184
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 5,812
- Example Classes: Advanced Engineering Statistics I; Linear Programming and Network Flows; Manufacturing and Production Economics
Online Master's Degrees
- Dual M.B.A./M.I.S.E.
- M.I.S.E. (Coursework Option)
- Annual Tuition: $16,500
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 16,674
- Example Classes: Engineering Economy; Manufacturing Systems; Probabilistic Models; Time Series Analysis; Transport & Supply Chain Systems; Warehousing Systems
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Science in Industrial Engineering
- Annual Tuition: $16,875
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 3,478
- Example Classes: Discrete Event Modeling and Analysis; Lean Process Improvement for Engineers; Simulation Analysis Using Multi-Modal Models; Six Sigma for Engineers; Supply Chain Analysis & Design; Understanding & Aiding Human Decision Making
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Science in Industrial and Human Factors Engineering
- Annual Tuition: $17,520
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NECHE
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,029
- Example Classes: Advanced Engineering Economics; Discrete Event Simulation; Human Factors; Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis; Quality Systems and Process Improvement; Quantitative Models of Supply Chain Management
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Science in Industrial Engineering
- Annual Tuition: $18,000
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,758
- Example Classes: Advanced Cnc Of Manufacturing Processes & Engineering Metrology; Design For Manufacture; Fracture Mechanics; Integrated Product And Process Design; Lean Systems; Plantwide Process Control
Online Master's Degrees
- ME in Manufacturing Engineering (Non-Thesis)
- Annual Tuition: $19,512
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 15,787
- Example Classes: Algorithms for Data Analytics; Big Graphs and Social Networks; Convex Optimization; Integer Programming; Optimization of Large Systems; Stochastic Processes & Applications
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Science in Industrial Engineering
- Master of Science in Industrial Engineering - Advanced Analytics
- Annual Tuition: $19,605
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: MSCHE
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 2,891
- Example Classes: Concurrent Engineering; Design for Manufacturability; Engineering Costs and Production Economics; Industrial Simulation Models; Total Quality Management
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Science in Industrial Engineering
- Annual Tuition: $20,220
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 10,739
- Example Classes: Advanced Topics in Engineering; Design and Evaluation of Material Handling Systems; Human Factors in Engineering; Industrial Applications of Statistics; Manufacturing Process Engineering; Simulation Design and Analysis
Online Master's Degrees
- Interdisciplinary MS in Engineering - Industrial Engineering (Non-Thesis)
- Interdisciplinary MS in Engineering - Industrial Engineering (Thesis)
- MS in Industrial Engineering
- Annual Tuition: $22,876
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 10,280
- Example Classes: Applied Engineering Economy; Automated Systems Engineering; Human Factors in Systems Design; Human Information Processing; Manufacturing Process Engineering; Multi-Attribute Decision Analysis
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Engineering - Industrial Engineering
- Master of Industrial Engineering