2023 Most Popular Industrial Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Industrial Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Industrial Engineering program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for IE majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Industrial Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Ann Arbor the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for industrial engineering students working on their master’s degree. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.
Women make up 35% of the IE majors at the school.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular industrial engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
About 30% of the students majoring in IE at the school are women while 70% are male.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Dearborn is a great place for industrial engineering students working on their master’s degree. UM Dearborn is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Dearborn.
Of the 61 students majoring in IE at UM Dearborn, 72% are male and 28% are female.
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Out of the 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 school with a large student population.
Women make up 14% of the IE majors at the school.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Northern Illinois University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular industrial engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.
Women make up 29% of the IE majors at the school.
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Wayne State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 36 students majoring in IE at Wayne State, 83% are male and 17% are female.
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University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for industrial engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 12% of the students majoring in IE at the school are women while 88% are male.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for industrial engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.
About 53% of the students majoring in IE at the school are women while 47% are male.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.
Women make up 24% of the IE majors at the school.
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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.
About 46% of the students majoring in IE at the school are women while 54% are male.
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Request InformationBest Industrial Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best industrial engineering schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 579 |
| Ohio | 256 |
| Illinois | 408 |
| Indiana | 416 |
| Wisconsin | 252 |
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 19 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).
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