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2023 Most Well Attended General IE Major in Illinois for a Doctorate

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Most Well Attended General IE Major in Illinois for a Doctorate

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended General IE Major in Illinois for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 9,072 people earned their degree in general industrial engineering, making the major the 95th most popular in the United States.

Across Illinois, there were 408 general industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 21 general industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,698 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended General IE Major in Illinois for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in general industrial engineering. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in general industrial engineering.

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Most Well Attended General IE Major in Illinois for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois doctor’s degree general ie students.

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Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended General IE Major in Illinois for a Doctorate 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 9 doctorate’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about General Industrial Engineering at Northwestern

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General IE Major in Illinois for a Doctorate list. UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s general IE degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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 University of Illinois at Chicago General Industrial Engineering Report

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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended General IE Major in Illinois for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #3 spot on the list. UIUC is a large school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 5 doctorate’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign General Industrial Engineering Report

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