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2026 Best Value Industrial & Management Engineering Schools in Utah

[Industrial & Management Engineering](/majors/engineering-technologies/engineering-related-fields/industrial-management-engineering/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find the best return on investment for industrial & management engineering students.

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• Best Value Industrial & Management Engineering Schools in Utah

2026 Best Value Industrial & Management Engineering Schools in Utah

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the industrial & management engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Industrial & Management Engineering Schools

1

Utah Valley University
Orem, UT

$6,507 In-State Tuition & Fees

$13,850 Avg Student Debt

$55,486 Median Earnings (10yr)

Leading the list is Utah Valley University, our #1 best value for industrial & management engineering in Utah. Utah Valley University is a very large public school located in the city of Orem. In-state tuition and fees average $6,507, with out-of-state students paying around $18,489. Typical student debt for industrial & management engineering graduates is $13,850. Early-career industrial & management engineering graduates make about $63,780. Set against $13,850 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff.

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Utah State University
Logan, UT

$8,560 In-State Tuition & Fees

$13,988 Avg Student Debt

$54,022 Median Earnings (10yr)

A rank of #2 makes Utah State University one of the best values for industrial & management engineering. Set in the city of Logan, Utah State University is a very large public institution. In-state tuition and fees average $8,560, while out-of-state students pay about $24,993. Students borrow a median of $13,988 to complete the industrial & management engineering program here. Soon after graduation, industrial & management engineering degree recipients from Utah State University generally make around $54,059. That is a strong return on a $13,988 median debt. Utah State University admits about 92% of applicants.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked 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 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.