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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering in Michigan

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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in Michigan” ranking.

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” 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.

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 Master’s in Michigan

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering in Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in Michigan. This medium-sized school is located in Dearborn, Michigan, and it awarded 60 masters’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UM Dearborn, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UM Dearborn are $25,072, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #2 spot on the list. U-M is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 66 masters’s IE degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our michigan master’s degree ie students list, U-M has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548.

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#3

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the #3 spot on the list. WMU is a fairly large school located in Kalamazoo, Michigan that handed out 60 masters’s IE degrees 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Industrial Engineering at Western Michigan University

#4

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this large public school handed out 66 degrees to qualified masters’s IE students in 2019-2020.

Wayne State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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.

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#5

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakland University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in Michigan list. Rochester Hills, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s IE degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our michigan master’s degree ie students list, Oakland has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oakland University are $24,648.

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#6

Lawrence Technological University

Southfield, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Lawrence Technological University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value IE Schools for a Master’s in Michigan list. Southfield, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s IE degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lawrence Tech, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lawrence Tech are $17,918, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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