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2023 Most Popular 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.

The Most Popular Industrial Engineering Schools in Michigan ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Michigan to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Industrial Engineering program at each school on the list.

Check out the IE programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Michigan.

Our analysis found University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to be the most popular school for industrial engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Michigan. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

After completing their degree, IE graduates from U-M carry an average student debt load of $20,000.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Dearborn is a great place for industrial engineering students. UM Dearborn is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Dearborn.

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#3

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

The excellent programs at Wayne State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best industrial engineering schools in Michigan. Located in the 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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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 small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a large student population.

After completing their degree, IE graduates from WMU carry an average student debt load of $25,966.

Full Industrial Engineering at Western Michigan University Report

#5

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

The excellent programs at Oakland University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best industrial engineering schools in Michigan. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.

While working on their degree, IE majors at Oakland accumulate an average of around $25,635 in student debt.

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#6

Kettering University

Flint, MI

With a ranking of #6, Kettering University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for industrial engineering students. Located in the small city of Flint, Kettering is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

IE majors at Kettering take out an average of $31,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Industrial Engineering at Kettering University Report

Lawrence Technological University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Engineering Schools in Michigan list. Located in the city of Southfield, Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Industrial Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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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