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2023 Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan

7 Colleges
$66,502 Avg Salary
$24,238 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 579 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, industrial engineering is the #51 most popular major in Michigan.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Michigan to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan

The colleges and universities below are the best for IE majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top Michigan Schools for a Bachelor's in Industrial Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Ann Arbor the best school in Michigan for industrial engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

Full Industrial Engineering at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

#2

Kettering University

Flint, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kettering University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the city of Flint, Kettering is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakland University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Oakland is a large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lawrence Technological University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the small city of Southfield, Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Western Michigan University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best industrial engineering schools in Michigan. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, IE graduates from WMU carry an average student debtload of $24,984.

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University of Michigan - Dearborn ranked #6 on this year’s Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. UM Dearborn is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Dearborn.

On average, IE graduates from UM Dearborn take out $36,772 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Industrial Engineering at University of Michigan - Dearborn Report

#7

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree industrial engineering programs. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Industrial Engineering at Wayne State University Report

Best Industrial Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Industrial Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 256
Illinois 408
Indiana 416
Wisconsin 252

One of 40 majors within the area of study, industrial engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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