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2023 Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools in Michigan

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$19,464 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$78,288 Avg Salary

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 Value Industrial Engineering Schools in Michigan ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Michigan to see which 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.

2023 Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools in Michigan

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for IE majors pursuing a .

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality in Industrial Engineering

$17,193 Average Tuition & Fees

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at U-M are $17,193 a year. IE majors at U-M take out an average of $20,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, U-M is ranked #2 for overall quality for IE in Michigan.

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$13,816 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools in Michigan list. UM Dearborn is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Dearborn.

UM Dearborn undergraduate students pay an average of $13,816 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI
$15,135 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland University landed the # 3 spot on the list. 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. On average, IE graduates from Oakland take out $25,635 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$13,434 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WMU are $13,434 a year. While working on their degree, IE majors at WMU accumulate an average of around $25,966 in student debt.

Full Industrial Engineering at Western Michigan University Report

$37,680 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Lawrence Technological 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 Southfield, Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lawrence Tech are $37,680 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Lawrence Tech also is in the top 20% of our Best Industrial Engineering Schools in Michigan ranking.

Full Industrial Engineering at Lawrence Technological University Report

#6

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI
$15,199 Average Tuition & Fees

Wayne State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value industrial engineering programs. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wayne State are $15,199 a year. IE majors at Wayne State take out an average of $36,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#7

Kettering University

Flint, MI
$43,824 Average Tuition & Fees

Kettering University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the city of Flint, Kettering is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Kettering undergraduate students pay an average of $43,824 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, IE graduates from Kettering take out $31,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

Kettering not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Industrial Engineering Schools in Michigan list.

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Best Value Industrial Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value 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.

  • 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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