by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 General IE Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Industrial Engineering is the 95th most popular major in the country with 9,072 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 707 general industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 140 general industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended General IE Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general industrial engineering. To top this list, a school must have a successful general industrial 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 General IE Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General IE Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Wichita, Kansas, and it awarded 48 masters’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended General IE Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Missouri landed the #2 spot on the list. UCM is a fairly large public school situated in Warrensburg, Missouri. It awarded 26 masters’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended General IE Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s. UMN Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 23 masters’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended General IE Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s. Iowa State is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, 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 89%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended General IE Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s. University of Iowa is a large school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 15 masters’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended General IE Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. University of Missouri - Columbia is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Kansas State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended General IE Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 3 masters’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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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North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General IE Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. North Dakota State University is a public institution located in Fargo, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 32 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended General IE Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s general IE degrees to qualified students.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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