2026 Best Value General Industrial Engineering Schools in Arkansas
[General Industrial Engineering](/majors/engineering/ie-industrial-engineering/general-industrial-engineering/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for general industrial engineering students.
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2026 Best Value General Industrial Engineering Schools in Arkansas
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in general industrial engineering, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value General Industrial Engineering Schools
University Of Arkansas earned the #1 spot for value among general industrial engineering schools in Arkansas. Set in the city of Fayetteville, University Of Arkansas is a very large public institution. In-state tuition and fees average $10,104, with out-of-state students paying around $29,966. General Industrial Engineering graduates carry a median of $26,500 in student loans. Soon after graduation, general industrial engineering degree recipients from University Of Arkansas generally make around $75,968. Set against $26,500 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. University Of Arkansas admits about 74% of applicants.
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 · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 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.
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