2023 Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for General IE 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 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 Master’s” ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general industrial engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for General IE for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for General IE for a Master’s”.
Top 14 Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for General IE for a Master’s. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 97 masters’s general IE degrees to qualified students.
U-M 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.Among the 47,907 students enrolled at U-M, 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $27,058. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. U-M offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for General IE for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 24 masters’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree vets studying general ie list, Ohio State has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 61,369 students enrolled at Ohio State, 2 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Ohio State does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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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 Master’s. Purdue is a large public school situated in West Lafayette, Indiana. It awarded 81 masters’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree vets studying general ie list, Purdue has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 46,655 students enrolled at Purdue University - Main Campus, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,765. On top of their other funding sources, 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 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Purdue]](/colleges/purdue-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 14 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for General IE for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school handed out 32 diplomas to qualified masters’s general IE students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 44,640 students enrolled at UW - Madison, 4 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UW - Madison does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 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 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for General IE for a Master’s. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general IE degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
UIUC also made our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5.Of the 52,679 students enrolled at UIUC, 10 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UIUC does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Western Michigan University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for General IE for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and it awarded 43 masters’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.
WMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Of the 19,887 students enrolled at Western Michigan University, 584 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 327 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,981. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Western Michigan University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at WMU]](/colleges/western-michigan-university/student-life/veterans/)
Wayne State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for General IE for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Detroit, Michigan, and it awarded 36 masters’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.
Wayne State also made our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #11.Among the 26,241 students enrolled at Wayne State University, 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 University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for General IE for a Master’s list. Located in Edwardsville, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 22 degrees to qualified masters’s general IE students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SIUE, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville supports 12,860 students, and 3 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 2 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $23,082. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Veteran Student Life Report
University of Illinois at Chicago came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for General IE for a Master’s ranking. UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 masters’s general IE degrees to qualified students.
UIC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 33,518 students enrolled at UIC were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $23,878. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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University of Michigan - Dearborn landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for General IE for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Dearborn, Michigan, and it awarded 61 masters’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.
UM Dearborn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 159 of the 8,783 students enrolled at UM Dearborn were GI Bill® students, of which 111 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,134. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UM Dearborn offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.
Full University of Michigan - Dearborn Veteran Student Life Report
Oakland University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for General IE for a Master’s ranking. Oakland is a fairly large school located in Rochester Hills, Michigan that handed out 12 masters’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree vets studying general ie list, Oakland has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 323 of the 18,552 students enrolled at Oakland were GI Bill® students, of which 197 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,271. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for 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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Northern Illinois University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for General IE for a Master’s list. Located in Dekalb, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 42 diplomas to qualified masters’s general IE students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NIU, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 480 of the 16,769 students enrolled at Northern Illinois University were GI Bill® students, of which 207 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,822. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Full Northern Illinois University Veteran Student Life Report
Lawrence Technological University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for General IE for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in Southfield, Michigan, and it awarded 10 masters’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.
Lawrence Tech also made our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #10.Of the 2,812 students enrolled at Lawrence Tech, 70 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 19 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,401. To help with additional expenses, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Lawrence Tech offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.
Full Lawrence Technological University Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #14, Northwestern University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for General IE for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 10 masters’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree vets studying general ie list, Northwestern has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 22,603 students enrolled at Northwestern, 1 are 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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. 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. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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