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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Industrial Engineering in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

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 Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 9,448 people earned their degree in general industrial engineering, making the major the 86th most popular in the United States.

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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general industrial engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general industrial engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree general ie students with aid.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Industrial Engineering in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#3 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Wisconsin - Madison General Industrial Engineering Report

#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#4 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Purdue is a large public school situated in West Lafayette, Indiana. It awarded 21 doctorate’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Purdue, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue are $28,794, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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 #3 on our 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a large public school situated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It awarded 23 doctorate’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M also took the #2 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 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548.

Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor General Industrial Engineering Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. UIUC is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 4 doctorate’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC also made our “Best General Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Illinois at Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s general IE degrees to qualified students.

UIC also made our “Best General Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #7. 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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#6

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

Northwestern University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Northwestern is a private not-for-profit institution located in Evanston, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern also took the #1 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 Northwestern are $56,567.

Full Northwestern University General Industrial Engineering Report

#7

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#8 in overall quality

Wayne State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s general IE students in 2019-2020.

Wayne State 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State University are $37,215, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Ohio State is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#8 in overall quality

Western Michigan University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value General IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. WMU is a fairly large school located in Kalamazoo, Michigan that handed out 3 doctorate’s general IE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WMU, the school also landed 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 Western Michigan University 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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