by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools Highly Focused on IE Major in Illinois” ranking.
Industrial Engineering is the 87th most popular major in the country with 9,072 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, industrial engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,960 and had an average of $24,268 in loans still to pay off.
Across Illinois, there were 408 industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $69,591 and $22,341 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on IE Major in Illinois” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in industrial engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in industrial engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on IE Major in Illinois”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on IE Major in Illinois. SIUE is a public institution located in Edwardsville, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 53 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Industrial Engineering Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on IE Major in Illinois. Northern Illinois University is a fairly large public school situated in Dekalb, Illinois. It awarded 70 ’s IE degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Industrial Engineering at Northern Illinois University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bradley University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IE Major in Illinois list. Located in Peoria, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified ’s IE students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Read more about Industrial Engineering at Bradley University
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on IE Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #4 spot on the list. Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 91 ’s IE degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on IE Major in Illinois. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 67 ’s IE degrees in 2020-2021.
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 more about Industrial Engineering at University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on IE Major in Illinois ranking. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school handed out 110 diplomas to qualified ’s IE students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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