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2023 Best Industrial Engineering Schools in Michigan

7 Colleges
$78,288 Avg Salary
$27,720 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Industrial Engineering 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Industrial Engineering Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Industrial Engineering Schools in Michigan

The following schools top our list of the Best Industrial Engineering Colleges.

Top Michigan Schools in Industrial Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Ann Arbor the best school in Michigan for industrial engineering students. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

IE majors at U-M take out an average of $20,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#2

Kettering University

Flint, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kettering University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Industrial Engineering Schools in Michigan list. Located in the city of Flint, Kettering is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

On average, IE graduates from Kettering take out $31,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Out of the 7 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Lawrence Technological University landed the # 3 spot on the 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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#4

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Oakland University is a great place for industrial engineering students. Oakland is a large public school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.

On average, IE graduates from Oakland take out $25,635 in student loans while working on their degree.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Dearborn is a great place for industrial engineering students. UM Dearborn is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Dearborn.

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Western Michigan University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Industrial Engineering Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a large student population.

While working on their degree, IE majors at WMU accumulate an average of around $25,966 in student debt.

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#7

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

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

IE majors at Wayne State take out an average of $36,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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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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