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2023 Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools in Michigan

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

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

Finding the Best Industrial Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 281 degrees and certificates were awarded to industrial engineering students who went to a Michigan college or university. This makes it the #27 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Michigan 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools in Michigan

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Industrial Engineering Colleges.

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality in Industrial Engineering

$13,816 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Dearborn the best value school in Michigan for industrial engineering students. Located in the medium-sized city of Dearborn, UM Dearborn is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UM Dearborn are $13,816 per year.

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$37,680 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lawrence Technological University is a great value for industrial engineering students. Lawrence Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Southfield.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lawrence Tech are $37,680 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Lawrence Tech is ranked #4 for overall quality for IE in Michigan.

Full Industrial Engineering at Lawrence Technological University Report

$17,193 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Engineering Schools in Michigan list. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at U-M are $17,193 per year.

U-M also took the #1 spot in our Best Industrial Engineering Schools in Michigan rankings.

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$13,434 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Western Michigan University is a great value for industrial engineering students. WMU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Kalamazoo.

WMU undergraduate students pay an average of $13,434 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Oakland University

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

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Oakland University is a great value for industrial engineering students. Located in the suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Oakland are $15,135 a year.

Full Industrial Engineering at Oakland 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. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wayne State are $15,199 a year.

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Best Value Industrial Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Industrial Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 153
Ohio 42
Indiana 105
Wisconsin 45

Industrial Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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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