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2023 Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Michigan

6 Ranked Colleges
259 Degrees Awarded
$32,700 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for General IE for a Master's

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Michigan 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 Michigan, there were 579 general industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for General IE for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for General IE for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for General IE for a Master’s”.

Top 6 Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Michigan

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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 Michigan for General IE for a Master’s. U-M is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 97 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our michigan master’s degree vets studying general ie list, U-M has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 570 of the 47,907 students enrolled at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor were GI Bill® students, of which 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. 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 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full U-M Veteran Student Life Report

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Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Michigan University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for General IE for a Master’s. WMU is a fairly large public school situated in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It awarded 43 masters’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.

WMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list.Our most recent data shows that 584 of the 19,887 students enrolled at Western Michigan University were GI Bill® students, of which 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Western Michigan University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

[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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for General IE for a Master’s. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this large public school handed out 36 diplomas to qualified masters’s general IE students in 2020-2021.

Wayne State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list.Of the 26,241 students enrolled at Wayne State University, 470 were 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. 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.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Wayne State University]](/colleges/wayne-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for General IE for a Master’s list. Dearborn, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general IE degrees to 61 students in 2020-2021.

UM Dearborn also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking.Among the 8,783 students enrolled at University of Michigan - Dearborn, 159 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. 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 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 UM Dearborn Veteran Student Life Report

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Oakland University
Rochester Hills, Michigan

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for General IE for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland University landed the #5 spot on the list. Oakland is a public institution located in Rochester Hills, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Oakland did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list.Of the 18,552 students enrolled at Oakland, 323 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 197 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,271. 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 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 Oakland Veteran Student Life Report

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Lawrence Technological University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for General IE for a Master’s ranking. Lawrence Technological University is a small school located in Southfield, Michigan that handed out 10 masters’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our michigan master’s degree vets studying general ie list, Lawrence Tech has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking.Among the 2,812 students enrolled at Lawrence Technological University, 70 are 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. On top of their other funding sources, 1 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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