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2026 Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools in Virginia

[Industrial Engineering](/majors/engineering/ie-industrial-engineering/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for industrial engineering students.

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• Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools in Virginia

2026 Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools in Virginia

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in industrial engineering, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools

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Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University
Blacksburg, VA

$15,948 In-State Tuition & Fees

$22,870 Avg Student Debt

$81,698 Median Earnings (10yr)

Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University tops our 2026 list of the best value industrial engineering schools in Virginia. Set in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University is a very large public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $15,948, with out-of-state students paying around $37,764. Typical student debt for industrial engineering graduates is $22,870. Soon after graduation, industrial engineering degree recipients from Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University generally make around $82,437. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 55% of applicants are accepted.

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Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA

$16,173 In-State Tuition & Fees

$27,414 Avg Student Debt

$44,813 Median Earnings (10yr)

A rank of #2 makes Liberty University one of the best values for industrial engineering. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit university. In-state tuition and fees average $16,173. Students borrow a median of $27,414 to complete the industrial engineering program here. Soon after graduation, industrial engineering degree recipients from Liberty University generally make around $45,877. That is a strong return on a $27,414 median debt. Roughly 99% of applicants are accepted.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, 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 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.