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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for IE for a Bachelor’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for IE for a Bachelor's

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for IE for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Michigan, there were 579 industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $78,288 and $27,720 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 298 industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,004 and $27,379 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for IE for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in industrial engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great industrial engineering programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the industrial engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for IE for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan bachelor’s degree vets studying ie.

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

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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 Michigan for IE for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 187 bachelors’s IE degrees in 2020-2021.

U-M did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list.According to our most recent data, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor supports 47,907 students, and 570 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 325 are 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 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for IE for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the #2 spot on the list. WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s IE degrees to qualified students.

WMU also made our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #3.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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,981. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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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 IE for a Bachelor’s. Wayne State University is a public institution located in Detroit, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Wayne State also made our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #5.Our most recent data shows that 470 of the 26,241 students enrolled at Wayne State University were GI Bill® students, of which 244 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,101. 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.

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

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Oakland University
Rochester Hills, Michigan

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for IE for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 28 degrees to qualified bachelors’s IE students in 2020-2021.

Oakland did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list.Of the 18,552 students enrolled at Oakland University, 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Oakland University 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Oakland]](/colleges/oakland-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for IE for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Dearborn landed the #5 spot on the list. UM Dearborn is located in Dearborn, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s IE degrees to qualified students.

UM Dearborn also took the #6 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Michigan - Dearborn supports 8,783 students, and 159 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 111 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,134. During this same period, 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%.

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Kettering University
Flint, Michigan

Kettering University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for IE for a Bachelor’s ranking. Kettering is a small school located in Flint, Michigan that handed out 25 bachelors’s IE degrees in 2020-2021.

Kettering also took the #2 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 54 of the 2,030 students enrolled at Kettering University were GI Bill® students, of which 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 qualified for 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Kettering University]](/colleges/kettering-university/student-life/veterans/)

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