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2023 Best General Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

9 Ranked Colleges
89 Degrees Awarded
$33,300 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for General IE for a Doctorate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for General IE for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Industrial Engineering is the 95th most popular major in the country with 9,072 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,927 general industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for General IE for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in general industrial engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general industrial engineering programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the general industrial engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for General IE for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree vets studying general ie.

Top 9 Best General Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

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Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for General IE for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #1 spot on the list. U-M is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

U-M also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 47,907 students enrolled at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, 570 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 325 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $27,058. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor]](/colleges/university-of-michigan-ann-arbor/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for General IE for a Doctorate list. Ohio State is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2 of the 61,369 students enrolled at Ohio State were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Ohio State offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, Indiana

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 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for General IE for a Doctorate. Purdue is a large school located in West Lafayette, Indiana that handed out 24 doctorate’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.

Purdue did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.According to our most recent data, Purdue supports 46,655 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,765. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Purdue offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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 [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Purdue Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for General IE for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 13 doctorate’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.

UW - Madison also made our “Best General Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3.According to our most recent data, UW - Madison supports 44,640 students, and 4 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for General IE for a Doctorate list. UIUC is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 5 doctorate’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign supports 52,679 students, and 10 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UIUC]](/colleges/university-of-illinois-at-urbana-champaign/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for General IE for a Doctorate list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general IE students in 2020-2021.

UIC also made our “Best General Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #7.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 33,518 students enrolled at University of Illinois at Chicago were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $23,878. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan

Western Michigan University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for General IE for a Doctorate ranking. Western Michigan University is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s general IE degrees to qualified students.

WMU also made our “Best General Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #8.Among the 19,887 students enrolled at WMU, 584 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 327 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,981. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Western Michigan University]](/colleges/western-michigan-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

Wayne State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for General IE for a Doctorate list. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general IE students in 2020-2021.

Wayne State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 26,241 students enrolled at Wayne State, 470 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 244 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,101. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Wayne State offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Full Wayne State University Veteran Student Life Report

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Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois

Northwestern University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for General IE for a Doctorate ranking. Northwestern is a large school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 9 doctorate’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree vets studying general ie list, Northwestern has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 22,603 students enrolled at Northwestern University, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $399. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, 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 97%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Northwestern Veteran Student Life Report

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