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2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

9 Ranked Colleges
89 Degrees Awarded
$36,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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General Industrial Engineering is the 86th most popular major in the country with 9,448 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,969 general industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 89 general industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general industrial engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general industrial engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general industrial engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree general ie students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Industrial Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern also made our “Best General Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general IE degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 10 doctorate’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, this large public school handed out 21 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general IE students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree general ie students whose families make $0-$30k list, Purdue has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #5 spot on the list. UIUC is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general IE degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Ohio State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141.

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#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UIC is a large public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 5 doctorate’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

UIC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#8 in overall quality

Wayne State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Detroit, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general IE degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Wayne State also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State University are $37,215.

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#9

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#8 in overall quality

Western Michigan University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

WMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WMU are $31,355.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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