2023 Best Value Industrial Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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 Value 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 value experiences for IE students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Industrial Engineering
Our analysis found University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to be the best value school for industrial engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Michigan. U-M is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at U-M are $17,193 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, U-M is ranked #1 for overall quality for IE in Michigan.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Oakland University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value industrial engineering schools in Michigan. Oakland is a large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Oakland are $15,135 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Michigan University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a large student population.
WMU undergraduate students pay an average of $13,434 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, IE graduates from WMU carry an average student debtload of $24,984.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. UM Dearborn is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Dearborn.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UM Dearborn are $13,816 per year. On average, IE graduates from UM Dearborn take out $36,772 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wayne State are $15,199 a year.
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With a ranking of #6, Kettering University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for industrial engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Flint, Kettering is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kettering are $43,824 per year.
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Lawrence Technological University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the small city of Southfield, Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lawrence Tech are $37,680 a year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 256 |
| Illinois | 408 |
| Indiana | 416 |
| Wisconsin | 252 |
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Majors Related to IE
One of 40 majors within the area of study, industrial engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to IE
| 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.
- 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.