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2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
278 Degrees Awarded
$31,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value IE Schools for a Master's in Michigan For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Industrial Engineering is the 86th most popular major in the country with 9,448 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Michigan, there were 606 industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,567 and $22,849 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 278 industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the industrial engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering in Michigan (With Aid)

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid. U-M is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 66 masters’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M also took the #1 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Industrial Engineering at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Dearborn, Michigan, and it awarded 60 masters’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

UM Dearborn also took the #3 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Dearborn are $25,072, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UM Dearborn Industrial Engineering Report

#3

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland University landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and it awarded 13 masters’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

Oakland did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oakland University are $24,648, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Industrial Engineering at Oakland University

#4

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this large public school awarded 66 diplomas to qualified masters’s IE students in 2019-2020.

Wayne State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State University are $37,215, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Wayne State Industrial Engineering Report

#5

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Michigan University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid. Kalamazoo, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s IE degrees to 60 students in 2019-2020.

WMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WMU are $31,355, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Industrial Engineering at Western Michigan University

#6

Lawrence Technological University

Southfield, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

Lawrence Technological University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid ranking. Lawrence Tech is located in Southfield, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s IE degrees to qualified students.

Lawrence Tech also made our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lawrence Tech are $17,918, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Industrial Engineering at Lawrence Tech

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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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