2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for IE for a Bachelor’s
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$66,824
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for IE for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Industrial Engineering is the 87th most popular major in the country with 9,072 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, industrial engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,960 and had an average of $24,268 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,927 industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $68,118 and $26,481 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,265 industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for IE for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 21 colleges that offered a degree in industrial engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent industrial engineering programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the industrial engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for IE for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for IE for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 21 Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for IE for a Bachelor’s list. U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 187 bachelors’s IE degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $27,058. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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 96%. 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 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for IE for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 264 bachelors’s IE degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree vets studying ie list, Purdue has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,765. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Purdue offers 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Full Purdue University - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 21 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for IE for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 129 bachelors’s IE degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree vets studying ie list, Ohio State has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 61,369 students enrolled at Ohio State, 2 are 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. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for IE for a Bachelor’s. UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 105 bachelors’s IE degrees to qualified students.
UW - Madison also made our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3.According to our most recent data, University of Wisconsin - 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. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 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 IE for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 80 bachelors’s IE degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree vets studying ie list, UIUC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 52,679 students enrolled at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 10 are 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign offers 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]](/colleges/university-of-illinois-at-urbana-champaign/student-life/veterans/)
Western Michigan University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for IE for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s IE students in 2020-2021.
WMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” 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. 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.
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Wayne State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for IE for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this large public school handed out 28 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s IE students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wayne State, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Wayne State supports 26,241 students, and 470 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 244 are 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 qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Wayne State University Veteran Student Life Report
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for IE for a Bachelor’s list. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a fairly large school located in Edwardsville, Illinois that handed out 31 bachelors’s IE degrees in 2020-2021.
SIUE not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 12,860 students enrolled at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, 3 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $23,082. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for IE for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. University of Illinois at Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s IE degrees to qualified students.
UIC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $23,878. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Illinois at Chicago 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%.
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With a ranking of #10, Oakland University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for IE for a Bachelor’s list. Rochester Hills, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IE degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oakland, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.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 qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 Oakland]](/colleges/oakland-university/student-life/veterans/)
University of Michigan - Dearborn did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for IE for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Dearborn, Michigan, this medium-sized public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s IE students in 2020-2021.
UM Dearborn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Of the 8,783 students enrolled at UM Dearborn, 159 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 111 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,134. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UM Dearborn]](/colleges/university-of-michigan-dearborn/student-life/veterans/)
Kettering University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for IE for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #12. Kettering University is located in Flint, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s IE degrees to qualified students.
Kettering also took the #7 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 2,030 students enrolled at Kettering, 54 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 39 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,554. To help with additional expenses, 11 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Kettering 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 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 Kettering]](/colleges/kettering-university/student-life/veterans/)
Milwaukee School of Engineering came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for IE for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s IE degrees in 2020-2021.
MSOE did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Of the 2,673 students enrolled at Milwaukee School of Engineering, 108 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 53 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,618. In addition to receiving other benefits, 26 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 Milwaukee School of Engineering Veteran Student Life Report
Ohio University - Athens Campus ranked #14 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for IE for a Bachelor’s list. Athens, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IE degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
OHIO Athens also made our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #16.Our most recent data shows that 726 of the 25,714 students enrolled at OHIO Athens were GI Bill® students, of which 324 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,725. In addition to receiving other benefits, 10 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. OHIO Athens offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at OHIO Athens]](/colleges/ohio-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for IE for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a large school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 23 bachelors’s IE degrees in 2020-2021.
UWM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee supports 24,565 students, and 983 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 494 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,519. To help with additional expenses, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full UWM Veteran Student Life Report
Northwestern University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for IE for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Evanston, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 72 degrees to qualified bachelors’s IE students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northwestern, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 22,603 students enrolled at Northwestern 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 $399. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%.
Full Northwestern Veteran Student Life Report
University of Wisconsin - Platteville ranked #17 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for IE for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Platteville, Wisconsin, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s IE degrees in 2020-2021.
UW - Platteville not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Of the 7,547 students enrolled at UW - Platteville, 263 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 131 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,136. To help with additional expenses, 6 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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With a ranking of #18, Youngstown State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for IE for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Youngstown, Ohio, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s IE degrees in 2020-2021.
Youngstown State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Of the 11,835 students enrolled at Youngstown State University, 327 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 130 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,697. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Northern Illinois University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for IE for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #19. Dekalb, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IE degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
NIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Of the 16,769 students enrolled at Northern Illinois University, 480 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Full NIU Veteran Student Life Report
Bradley University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for IE for a Bachelor’s ranking. Peoria, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s IE degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bradley, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 96 of the 5,855 students enrolled at Bradley University were GI Bill® students, of which 61 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,498. During this same period, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Bradley University 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Full Bradley University Veteran Student Life Report
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