by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IE Major in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 9,072 people earned their degree in industrial engineering, making the major the 87th most popular in the United States. 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 the Plains States region, there were 707 industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,141 and $24,490 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 140 industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IE Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in industrial engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in industrial engineering.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IE Major in the Plains States Region”.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IE Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wichita State University landed the #1 spot on the list. WSU is a fairly large school located in Wichita, Kansas that handed out 48 masters’s IE degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Industrial Engineering at Wichita State University
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IE Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Missouri landed the #2 spot on the list. UCM is a fairly large school located in Warrensburg, Missouri that handed out 26 masters’s IE degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Central Missouri Industrial Engineering Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IE Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 20 masters’s IE degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Industrial Engineering at Iowa State University
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IE Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #4 spot on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 23 masters’s IE degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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 full report on Industrial Engineering at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IE Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified masters’s IE students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IE Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Missouri - Columbia is a public institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Kansas State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IE Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Kansas State University is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s IE degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read more about Industrial Engineering at Kansas State University
University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IE Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 0 masters’s IE degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Industrial Engineering at University of Nebraska - Lincoln
North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IE Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Fargo, North Dakota that handed out 32 masters’s IE degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Industrial Engineering at North Dakota State University - Main Campus
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