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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial & Management Engineering in the Great Lakes Region

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722 Degrees Awarded
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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region

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Industrial & Management Engineering is the 133rd most popular major in the country with 6,063 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,134 industrial and management engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 722 industrial and management engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 28 colleges that offer a degree in industrial and management engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their industrial and management engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree industrial management students.

Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial & Management Engineering in the Great Lakes Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 35 degrees to qualified masters’s industrial management students in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses Industrial & Management Engineering Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region. Indiana Institute of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It awarded 39 masters’s industrial management degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Industrial & Management Engineering at Indiana Institute of Technology

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Out of the 28 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management landed the #3 spot on the list. Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a small school located in Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio that handed out 28 masters’s industrial management degrees in 2020-2021.

Full AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management Industrial & Management Engineering Report

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Kettering University
Flint, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kettering University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region. Kettering is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Flint, Michigan. It awarded 28 masters’s industrial management degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Kettering Industrial & Management Engineering Report

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Out of the 28 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lawrence Technological University landed the #5 spot on the list. Lawrence Technological University is located in Southfield, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s industrial management degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Industrial & Management Engineering at Lawrence Technological University

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University of Michigan - Dearborn came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Michigan - Dearborn is a public institution located in Dearborn, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 50 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Industrial & Management Engineering at University of Michigan - Dearborn

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With a ranking of #7, Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 40 diplomas to qualified masters’s industrial management students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Illinois Institute of Technology Industrial & Management Engineering Report

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Purdue University Northwest did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. Purdue University Northwest is a medium-sized school located in Hammond, Indiana that handed out 37 masters’s industrial management degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Industrial & Management Engineering at Purdue University Northwest

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University of Dayton
Dayton, Ohio

University of Dayton landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Dayton, Ohio, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 43 degrees to qualified masters’s industrial management students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Industrial & Management Engineering at UDayton

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Oakland University
Rochester Hills, Michigan

Oakland University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Oakland is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 48 masters’s industrial management degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Industrial & Management Engineering at Oakland University

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Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #11. Ohio University - Athens Campus is located in Athens, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 70 masters’s industrial management degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Industrial & Management Engineering at Ohio University - Athens Campus

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Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Terre Haute, Indiana. It awarded 3 masters’s industrial management degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology Industrial & Management Engineering Report

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With a ranking of #13, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a large public school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 43 masters’s industrial management degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Industrial & Management Engineering at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

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Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, Michigan

Eastern Michigan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified masters’s industrial management students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Industrial & Management Engineering at Eastern Michigan University

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Bowling Green, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 21 degrees to qualified masters’s industrial management students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Industrial & Management Engineering at BGSU

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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, Michigan

With a ranking of #16, Central Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Central Michigan is a fairly large school located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan that handed out 26 masters’s industrial management degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Industrial & Management Engineering at Central Michigan University

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Case Western Reserve University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Case Western Reserve University is a fairly large school located in Cleveland, Ohio that handed out 17 masters’s industrial management degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Industrial & Management Engineering at Case Western

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Northern Illinois University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Dekalb, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 19 diplomas to qualified masters’s industrial management students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Industrial & Management Engineering at NIU

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With a ranking of #19, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s industrial management degrees to 62 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Industrial & Management Engineering Report

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Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois

Northwestern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #20. Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 masters’s industrial management degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Industrial & Management Engineering at Northwestern

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Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

Wayne State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #21. Wayne State University is a large public school situated in Detroit, Michigan. It awarded 24 masters’s industrial management degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Industrial & Management Engineering at Wayne State University

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Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan

Western Michigan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #22. This fairly large school is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and it awarded 10 masters’s industrial management degrees in 2020-2021.

Full WMU Industrial & Management Engineering Report

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Indiana State University
Terre Haute, Indiana

Indiana State University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Indiana State is located in Terre Haute, Indiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s industrial management degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Industrial & Management Engineering at Indiana State University

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Purdue University Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, Indiana

Purdue University Fort Wayne came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Purdue University Fort Wayne is a medium-sized school located in Fort Wayne, Indiana that handed out 1 masters’s industrial management degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Industrial & Management Engineering at PFW

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University of Southern Indiana
Evansville, Indiana

University of Southern Indiana landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Industrial Management Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. USI is a medium-sized public school situated in Evansville, Indiana. It awarded 1 masters’s industrial management degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Industrial & Management Engineering at University of Southern Indiana

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