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2023 Most Popular Industrial Engineering Schools in Michigan

6 Colleges
$78,288 Avg Salary
$27,720 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Industrial Engineering Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for IE majors pursuing a .

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. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Industrial Engineering at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

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 Most Popular Industrial Engineering Schools in Michigan list. Located in the city of Dearborn, UM Dearborn is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western Michigan University is a great place for industrial engineering students. WMU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Kalamazoo.

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#4

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

The excellent programs at Wayne State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best industrial engineering schools in Michigan. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

Full Industrial Engineering at Wayne State University Report

#5

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oakland University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Engineering Schools in Michigan list. Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Lawrence Technological University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for industrial engineering students. Lawrence Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Southfield.

Full Industrial Engineering at Lawrence Technological University Report

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
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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