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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General IE Major in the Great Lakes Region

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on General IE Major in the Great Lakes Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General IE Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Industrial Engineering is the 95th most popular major in the country with 9,072 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,927 general industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,265 general industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General IE Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 30 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general industrial engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in general industrial engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General IE Major in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree general ie students.

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Industrial Engineering in the Great Lakes Region

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Milwaukee School of Engineering
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Out of the 30 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General IE Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Milwaukee School of Engineering landed the #1 spot on the list. MSOE is a private not-for-profit institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Industrial Engineering at MSOE

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Kettering University
Flint, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kettering University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General IE Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Kettering is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Flint, Michigan. It awarded 25 bachelors’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

Read full report on General Industrial Engineering at Kettering University

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana Institute of Technology - College of Professional Studies. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General IE Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana Institute of Technology - College of Professional Studies is a small school located in Fort-Wayne, Indiana that handed out 16 bachelors’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Industrial Engineering at Indiana Tech - CPS

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Platteville. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General IE Major in the Great Lakes Region. UW - Platteville is a medium-sized school located in Platteville, Wisconsin that handed out 49 bachelors’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Industrial Engineering at UW - Platteville

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Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, Indiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General IE Major in the Great Lakes Region list. West Lafayette, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general IE degrees to 264 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Industrial Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus

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Indiana Institute of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General IE Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Indiana Tech is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Industrial Engineering at Indiana Tech

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Youngstown State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General IE Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Youngstown State University is located in Youngstown, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s general IE degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on General Industrial Engineering at Youngstown State University

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General IE Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school awarded 187 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general IE students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about General Industrial Engineering at U-M

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Bradley University
Peoria, Illinois

Bradley University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General IE Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Peoria, Illinois, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read full report on General Industrial Engineering at Bradley University

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General IE Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a fairly large school located in Edwardsville, Illinois that handed out 31 bachelors’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Southern Illinois University Edwardsville General Industrial Engineering Report

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Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois

Northwestern University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General IE Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern is a private not-for-profit institution located in Evanston, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 72 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Full Northwestern University General Industrial Engineering Report

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Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General IE Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 129 bachelors’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about General Industrial Engineering at Ohio State University - Main Campus

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With a ranking of #13, Northern Illinois University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General IE Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Dekalb, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general IE degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.

Full Northern Illinois University General Industrial Engineering Report

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With a ranking of #14, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General IE Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 105 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

Read more about General Industrial Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Oakland University
Rochester Hills, Michigan

With a ranking of #15, Oakland University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General IE Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Rochester Hills, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general IE degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Industrial Engineering at Oakland

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University of Michigan - Dearborn landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General IE Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UM Dearborn is located in Dearborn, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s general IE degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Industrial Engineering at University of Michigan - Dearborn

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General IE Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 80 bachelors’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on General Industrial Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Lawrence Technological University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General IE Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Southfield, Michigan, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Industrial Engineering at Lawrence Technological University

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With a ranking of #19, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General IE Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Kent State is a large public school situated in Kent, Ohio. It awarded 31 bachelors’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Kent State General Industrial Engineering Report

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Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

Wayne State University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General IE Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Wayne State University is a large public school situated in Detroit, Michigan. It awarded 28 bachelors’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Industrial Engineering at Wayne State

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General IE Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #21. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this large public school awarded 23 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general IE students in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Industrial Engineering at UWM

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University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General IE Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #22. University of Illinois at Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s general IE degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Industrial Engineering at UIC

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Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan

Western Michigan University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General IE Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Western Michigan University is a fairly large school located in Kalamazoo, Michigan that handed out 14 bachelors’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Western Michigan University General Industrial Engineering Report

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University of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Indiana

With a ranking of #24, University of Indianapolis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General IE Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UIndy is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 4 bachelors’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.

Full University of Indianapolis General Industrial Engineering Report

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Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General IE Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #25. Ohio University - Athens Campus is a public institution located in Athens, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Industrial Engineering at OHIO Athens

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