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2023 Most Well Attended IE Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate

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Most Well Attended IE Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended IE Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 the Plains States region, there were 707 industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,141 and $24,490 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 19 industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,829 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended IE Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in industrial engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular industrial engineering programs in the United States.

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Most Well Attended IE Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended IE Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate”.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended IE Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s IE degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Industrial Engineering at Iowa State University

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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended IE Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #1 spot on the list. UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s IE degrees to qualified students.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UMN Twin Cities Industrial Engineering Report

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended IE Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate list. University of Iowa is a large school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 4 doctorate’s IE degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Industrial Engineering at University of Iowa

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended IE Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate list. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s IE degrees to 2 students 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 full report on Industrial Engineering at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended IE Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate list. This fairly large school is located in Wichita, Kansas, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s IE degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Wichita State University Industrial Engineering Report

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University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended IE Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate ranking. Mizzou is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s IE degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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 Mizzou

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Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas

Kansas State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended IE Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 60 doctorate’s IE degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Kansas State University Industrial Engineering Report

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