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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Industrial Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

18 Ranked Colleges
552 Degrees Awarded
$26,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General IE Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 552 general industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 18 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general industrial engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 18 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Industrial Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 18 schools in the Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #1 spot on the list. Evanston, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general IE degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

Northwestern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’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 Northwestern University are $56,567.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school awarded 66 diplomas to qualified masters’s general IE students in 2019-2020.

U-M also made our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548.

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#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, this large public school awarded 81 degrees to qualified masters’s general IE students in 2019-2020.

Purdue did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue are $28,794, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 29 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

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

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#5 in overall quality

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 #5 for the Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. UIUC is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 13 masters’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree general ie students whose families make $48-$75k list, UIUC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’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 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083.

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#6 in overall quality

Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general IE degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ohio State, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8 in overall quality

University of Michigan - Dearborn came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. UM Dearborn is a medium-sized public school situated in Dearborn, Michigan. It awarded 60 masters’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

UM Dearborn also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Dearborn are $25,072, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan
#11 in overall quality

Oakland University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Rochester Hills, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general IE degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

Oakland not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oakland University are $24,648, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#9 in overall quality

Wayne State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Wayne State is a large public school situated in Detroit, Michigan. It awarded 66 masters’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayne State also made our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State University are $37,215, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#10 in overall quality

University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #10. UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 masters’s general IE degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree general ie students whose families make $48-$75k list, UIC has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#15 in overall quality

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is located in Edwardsville, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s general IE degrees to qualified students.

SIUE did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SIUE are $9,300, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#12

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois
#14 in overall quality

Northern Illinois University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Dekalb, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general IE degrees to 58 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree general ie students whose families make $48-$75k list, NIU has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Illinois University are $11,086, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#13

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, Ohio
#16 in overall quality

Youngstown State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #13. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school situated in Youngstown, Ohio. It awarded 7 masters’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

Youngstown State University also took the #16 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Youngstown State University are $9,495, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#14

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#7 in overall quality

Western Michigan University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. WMU is a fairly large public school situated in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It awarded 60 masters’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree general ie students whose families make $48-$75k list, WMU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Michigan University are $31,355, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#15

University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio

University of Toledo came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Toledo, Ohio, and it awarded 1 masters’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Toledo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Toledo are $27,067, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#16

Bradley University

Peoria, Illinois

Bradley University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Peoria, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general IE degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Bradley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’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 Bradley University are $17,040.

Full Bradley University General Industrial Engineering Report

#12 in overall quality

With a ranking of #17, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Athens, Ohio, this large public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified masters’s general IE students in 2019-2020.

OHIO Athens also took the #12 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at OHIO Athens are $17,712, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#18

Lawrence Technological University

Southfield, Michigan
#13 in overall quality

With a ranking of #18, Lawrence Technological University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Lawrence Technological University is located in Southfield, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s general IE degrees to qualified students.

Lawrence Tech also made our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #13. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lawrence Technological University are $17,918, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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%.

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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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