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2023 Best Industrial Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

16 Colleges
$82,635 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, industrial engineering was ranked #87 in the country. In fact 9,072 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Industrial Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Industrial Engineering Master's Degree Schools

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for industrial engineering students working on their master’s degree. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

Full Industrial Engineering at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for industrial engineering students working on their master’s degree. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Full Industrial Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Lawrence Technological University is a great place for industrial engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Southfield, Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on this year’s best schools for industrial engineering students working on their master’s degree. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

Read full report on Industrial Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree industrial engineering programs. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

Full Industrial Engineering at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

University of Michigan - Dearborn came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UM Dearborn is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Dearborn.

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#9

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.

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#10

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI

With a ranking of #10, Western Michigan University did quite well on this year’s best schools for industrial engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Industrial Engineering at Western Michigan University Report

Best Industrial Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best industrial engineering colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 579
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 16 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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