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

19 Colleges
$82,635 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Industrial Engineering Master'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.

The Most Popular Industrial Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree 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 master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our analysis found University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to be the most popular school for industrial engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 97 students majoring in IE at U-M, 65% are male and 35% are female.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

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 . Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 30% of the IE majors at the school.

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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. Located in the midsize city of Dearborn, UM Dearborn is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 28% of the students majoring in IE at the school are women while 72% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Western Michigan 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 . WMU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Kalamazoo.

Of the 43 students majoring in IE at WMU, 86% are male and 14% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

Of the 42 students majoring in IE at NIU, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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#6

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Detroit.

About 17% of the students majoring in IE at the school are women while 83% are male.

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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. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

Women make up 12% of the IE majors at the school.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 53% of the IE majors at the school.

Full Industrial Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

With a ranking of #9, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for industrial engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 25 students majoring in IE at UIUC, 76% are male and 24% are female.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus 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 #10 on the list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 46% of the IE majors at the school.

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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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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