by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 6,063 people earned their degree in industrial and management engineering, making the major the 133rd most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,134 industrial and management engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 37 colleges that offered a degree in industrial and management engineering. To top this list, a school must have a successful industrial and management engineering program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region list. BGSU is a fairly large public school situated in Bowling Green, Ohio. It awarded 100 ’s industrial management degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Industrial & Management Engineering Report
Out of the 37 schools in the Most Well Attended Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Purdue is a public institution located in West Lafayette, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 84 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Read full report on Industrial & Management Engineering at Purdue
Out of the 37 schools in the Most Well Attended Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Ohio University - Athens Campus is located in Athens, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 129 ’s industrial management degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region. UIUC is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 62 ’s industrial management degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Industrial & Management Engineering Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois Institute of Technology is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 58 ’s industrial management degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Eastern Michigan University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Eastern Michigan University is a public institution located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 52 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Industrial & Management Engineering at Eastern Michigan
University of Michigan - Dearborn did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. Dearborn, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s industrial management degrees to 50 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Oakland University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Oakland University is a fairly large public school situated in Rochester Hills, Michigan. It awarded 48 ’s industrial management degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Purdue University Northwest came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Hammond, Indiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s industrial management degrees to 54 students in 2020-2021.
Full Purdue University Northwest Industrial & Management Engineering Report
University of Dayton ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Dayton, Ohio, and it awarded 45 ’s industrial management degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 55 ’s industrial management degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Indiana Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. Fort Wayne, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s industrial management degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Industrial & Management Engineering at Indiana Tech
Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #13. Trine is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 35 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
With a ranking of #14, Northwestern University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern University is a large school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 32 ’s industrial management degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a large school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 31 ’s industrial management degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s industrial management degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
Kettering University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Well Attended Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Kettering University is a small school located in Flint, Michigan that handed out 28 ’s industrial management degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Read full report on Industrial & Management Engineering at Kettering
Central Michigan University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, and it awarded 26 ’s industrial management degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Central Michigan University Industrial & Management Engineering Report
With a ranking of #19, Wayne State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Detroit, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s industrial management degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Industrial & Management Engineering at Wayne State University
Western Michigan University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Kalamazoo, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s industrial management degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
Northern Illinois University ranked #21 on this year’s Most Well Attended Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Dekalb, Illinois, and it awarded 19 ’s industrial management degrees in 2020-2021.
Case Western Reserve University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Cleveland, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s industrial management degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Case Western Reserve University Industrial & Management Engineering Report
Miami University - Oxford did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #22. Located in Oxford, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified ’s industrial management students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Industrial & Management Engineering at Miami University - Oxford
Michigan Technological University ranked #22 on this year’s Most Well Attended Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Houghton, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s industrial management degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Industrial & Management Engineering at Michigan Tech
Lawrence Technological University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit institution located in Southfield, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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