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2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

9 Ranked Colleges
89 Degrees Awarded
$36,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 9,448 people earned their degree in industrial engineering, making the major the 86th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, industrial engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,716 and had an average of $22,994 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,969 industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,753 and $24,537 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 89 industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in industrial engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great industrial engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the industrial engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 10 doctorate’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree ie students with aid list, UW - Madison has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523.

Read more about Industrial Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Madison

#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. West Lafayette, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s IE degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

Purdue also made our “Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue are $28,794, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Industrial Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 doctorate’s IE degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548.

Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Industrial Engineering Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s IE students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UIUC Industrial Engineering Report

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #5 spot on the list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s IE degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

UIC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Northwestern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Northwestern is a private not-for-profit institution located in Evanston, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northwestern, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567.

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#7

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#8 in overall quality

Wayne State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Detroit, Michigan, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree ie students with aid list, Wayne State has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State are $37,215, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Industrial Engineering at Wayne State University

#6 in overall quality

Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 5 doctorate’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ohio State, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#8 in overall quality

Western Michigan University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value IE Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. WMU is a public institution located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Industrial Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WMU are $31,355.

Read more about Industrial Engineering at WMU

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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