by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools Highly Focused on IE Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.
Industrial Engineering is the 87th most popular major in the country with 8,087 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , industrial engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $68,964 and had an average of $23,771 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,686 industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $68,118 and $24,484 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on IE Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 33 colleges that offer a degree in industrial engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in industrial engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region ie students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana Institute of Technology - College of Professional Studies. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on IE Major in the Great Lakes Region. This small school is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and it awarded 25 ’s ie degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Milwaukee School of Engineering. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IE Major in the Great Lakes Region list. MSOE is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 22 ’s ie degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Milwaukee School of Engineering Industrial Engineering Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kettering University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on IE Major in the Great Lakes Region. Kettering University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Flint, Michigan. It awarded 27 ’s ie degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.
Read full report on Industrial Engineering at Kettering University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IE Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UM Dearborn is a medium-sized school located in Dearborn, Michigan that handed out 48 ’s ie degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 33 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on IE Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. West Lafayette, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s ie degrees to 331 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Industrial Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus
University of Wisconsin - Platteville landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IE Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UW - Platteville is a public institution located in Platteville, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 31 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 Industrial Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Platteville
Lawrence Technological University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on IE Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Lawrence Technological University is located in Southfield, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 ’s ie degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Lawrence Technological University Industrial Engineering Report
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IE Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s ie degrees to 247 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% 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 ranking of #9, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IE Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Edwardsville, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 57 degrees to qualified ’s ie students in 2021-2022.
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 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Industrial Engineering Report
Indiana Institute of Technology landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IE Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Fort Wayne, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s ie degrees to 15 students in 2021-2022.
Northern Illinois University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IE Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Northern Illinois University is a fairly large school located in Dekalb, Illinois that handed out 45 ’s ie degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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 Northern Illinois University Industrial Engineering Report
Youngstown State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IE Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. Youngstown State University is a fairly large school located in Youngstown, Ohio that handed out 17 ’s ie degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 more about Industrial Engineering at Youngstown State University
Western Michigan University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on IE Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 48 degrees to qualified ’s ie students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
Bradley University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IE Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Bradley University is a medium-sized school located in Peoria, Illinois that handed out 23 ’s ie degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Northwestern University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on IE Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 79 ’s ie degrees in 2021-2022.
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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.1% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 99%.
Read more about Industrial Engineering at Northwestern University
Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #16 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on IE Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school awarded 181 diplomas to qualified ’s ie students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Industrial Engineering at Ohio State University - Main Campus
Wayne State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on IE Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Wayne State University is a large school located in Detroit, Michigan that handed out 54 ’s ie degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #18, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IE Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 159 ’s ie degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Wisconsin - Madison Industrial Engineering Report
Oakland University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on IE Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and it awarded 34 ’s ie degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Illinois at Chicago came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on IE Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Illinois at Chicago is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 52 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #21 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on IE Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 109 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Kent State University at Kent did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IE Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #22. Located in Kent, Ohio, this large public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified ’s ie students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on IE Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 20 ’s ie degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Industrial Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
University of Indianapolis landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IE Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Indianapolis, Indiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s ie degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IE Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #25. Ohio University - Athens Campus is a public institution located in Athens, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 29 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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