2021 Best Industrial Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
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Finding the Best Industrial Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Industrial Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a bachelor's in ie. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great industrial engineering programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the industrial engineering program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Industrial Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Industrial Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best Industrial Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Great Lakes Region that are best for non-traditional industrial engineering students. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor. U-M also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Industrial Engineering in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
About 0.2% of U-M students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 15,737 students take at least one class online at U-M. There are roughly 3,568 part time students in attendance at U-M.
Full Industrial Engineering at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report
Purdue University - Main Campus earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Purdue, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Industrial Engineering in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Purdue is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 19,239 students at Purdue that take at least one class online. 7,612 students are part time.
Read full report on Industrial Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus
University of Wisconsin - Madison comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison. UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Industrial Engineering in the Great Lakes Region list.
About 0.2% of UW - Madison students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 11,375 students take at least one class online at UW - Madison. There are roughly 4,683 part time students in attendance at UW - Madison.
Full Industrial Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report
Our rankings recognize University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as the #4 school in this year's rankings. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UIUC has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Industrial Engineering in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UIUC is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 35,475 students at UIUC that take at least one class online. 10,007 students are part time.
Read full report on Industrial Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ohio State University - Main Campus earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ohio State, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Industrial Engineering in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
About 1.2% of Ohio State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 42,293 students take at least one class online at Ohio State. About 8,459 of the students at Ohio State are attending part time.
Read full report on Industrial Engineering at Ohio State University - Main Campus
Milwaukee School of Engineering comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. MSOE is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee. MSOE did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Industrial Engineering in the Great Lakes Region list.
The student loan default rate at MSOE is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 211 students at MSOE that take at least one class online. 181 students are part time.
Read full report on Industrial Engineering at Milwaukee School of Engineering
The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Illinois at Chicago. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 19,768 students take at least one class online at UIC. 5,712 students are part time.
Read full report on Industrial Engineering at University of Illinois at Chicago
The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Bradley University. Bradley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Peoria. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Bradley has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Industrial Engineering in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 2,063 students at Bradley that take at least one class online. 1,013 students are part time.
Full Industrial Engineering at Bradley University Report
University of Wisconsin - Platteville comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. UW - Platteville is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Platteville.
About 1.1% of UW - Platteville students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,377 students take at least one class online at UW - Platteville. There are roughly 1,256 part time students in attendance at UW - Platteville.
Full Industrial Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Platteville Report
The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Northern Illinois University. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 2.1% of NIU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,712 students take at least one class online at NIU. There are roughly 4,345 part time students in attendance at NIU.
Read full report on Industrial Engineering at Northern Illinois University
