2023 Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Industrial Engineering 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 22 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for IE students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Industrial Engineering Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Southern Illinois University Edwardsville the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for industrial engineering students. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a large student population.
SIUE undergraduate students pay an average of $11,496 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 22 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Youngstown State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Youngstown.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Youngstown State University are $9,732 a year. The average amount in student loans that IE majors at Youngstown State University take out is $25,450.
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The excellent programs at University of Wisconsin - Platteville helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best industrial engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Platteville is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Platteville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Platteville are $16,483 per year. While working on their degree, IE majors at UW - Platteville accumulate an average of around $29,218 in student debt.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Platteville also is in the top 10% of our Best Industrial Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NIU are $14,738 per year. On average, IE graduates from NIU take out $26,125 in student loans while working on their degree.
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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 #5 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Southfield, Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Lawrence Tech are $37,680 a year.
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Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value industrial engineering programs. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
Purdue undergraduate students pay an average of $28,794 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, IE graduates from Purdue carry an average student debtload of $19,750. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $367, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Purdue also did well on our Best Industrial Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s best value schools for industrial engineering students. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.
UW - Madison undergraduate students pay an average of $38,608 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, IE majors at UW - Madison accumulate an average of around $20,500 in student debt.
UW - Madison excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Industrial Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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With a ranking of #8, Western Michigan University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for industrial engineering students. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
WMU undergraduate students pay an average of $16,768 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, IE majors at WMU accumulate an average of around $25,966 in student debt.
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Oakland University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for industrial engineering students. It came in at #9 on the list. Oakland is a large public school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Oakland are $24,735 per year. On average, IE graduates from Oakland take out $25,635 in student loans while working on their degree.
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University of Michigan - Dearborn did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for industrial engineering students. It came in at #10 on the list. UM Dearborn is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Dearborn.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UM Dearborn are $28,048 per year.
Request InformationBest 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 |
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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 Related Majors
| 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 22 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.
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