2026 Best Value General Industrial Engineering Schools in Tennessee
[General Industrial Engineering](/majors/engineering/ie-industrial-engineering/general-industrial-engineering/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for general industrial engineering students.
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2026 Best Value General Industrial Engineering Schools in Tennessee
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in general industrial engineering, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value General Industrial Engineering Schools
The University Of Tennessee tops our 2026 list of the best value general industrial engineering schools in Tennessee. Located in the city of Knoxville, The University Of Tennessee is a very large public university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $13,812, while out-of-state students pay about $33,256. Students borrow a median of $24,125 to complete the general industrial engineering program here. Early-career general industrial engineering graduates make about $91,800. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 42%.
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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 · 1 school 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).
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