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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended IE Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 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 “Most Well Attended IE Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 9 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended IE Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s”.
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended IE Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Missouri. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended IE Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Warrensburg, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s IE degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Industrial Engineering at University of Central Missouri
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended IE Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #3 spot on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 23 masters’s IE degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended IE Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 20 masters’s IE degrees 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended IE Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. University of Iowa is a large school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 15 masters’s IE degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended IE Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Mizzou is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 5 masters’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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
With a ranking of #7, Kansas State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended IE Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 3 masters’s IE degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Industrial Engineering at Kansas State University
North Dakota State University - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended IE Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 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 full report on Industrial Engineering at North Dakota State University
University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended IE Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 0 masters’s IE degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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