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2023 Most Popular Industrial Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Industrial Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, industrial engineering was ranked #70 in the country. In fact 3,028 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Industrial Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor'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.

Check out the IE doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for industrial engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 24 students majoring in IE at Purdue, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

About 46% of the students majoring in IE at the school are women while 54% are male.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in IE at the school are women while 67% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Ohio State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular industrial engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in IE at Ohio State, 56% are male and 44% are female.

Full Industrial Engineering at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

#4

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular industrial engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in IE at Northwestern, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree industrial engineering programs. UIC is a very large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

About 14% of the students majoring in IE at the school are women while 86% are male.

Full Industrial Engineering at University of Illinois at Chicago Report

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.

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#7

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

Of the 5 students majoring in IE at Wayne State, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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Western Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for industrial engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. WMU is a large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

Women make up 50% of the IE majors at the school.

Full Industrial Engineering at Western Michigan University Report

University of Michigan - Dearborn did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for industrial engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Dearborn, UM Dearborn is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Industrial Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best industrial engineering schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 281
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 10 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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