Industrial Production Technology at Missouri Southern State University

What traits are you looking for in a industrial production tech school? To help you decide if Missouri Southern State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's industrial production tech program.

Missouri Southern is located in Joplin, Missouri and has a total student population of 5,045. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 14 students received their associate's degree in industrial production tech.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Industrial Production Technology section at the bottom of this page.

Missouri Southern Industrial Production Technology Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Industrial Production Tech (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Industrial Production Tech
• Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Production Tech

Missouri Southern Industrial Production Technology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the industrial production tech progam at Missouri Southern compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The industrial production tech major at Missouri Southern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Industrial Production Technology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	44
Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools	48
Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	56
Most Focused Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools	73
Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools	84
Most Focused Industrial Production Technology Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools	90
Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools	96
Most Focused Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools	119

Industrial Production Tech Student Demographics at Missouri Southern

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the industrial production tech majors at Missouri Southern State University.

Missouri Southern Industrial Production Technology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 93% of industrial production tech associate's degrees went to men and 7% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in industrial production tech at Missouri Southern are white. Around 64% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Missouri Southern State University with a associate's in industrial production tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Missouri Southern Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 12 industrial production tech students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Missouri Southern, about 92% were men and 8% were women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in industrial production tech at Missouri Southern are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its industrial production tech bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Missouri Southern State University with a bachelor's in industrial production tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Missouri Southern also has a doctoral program available in industrial production tech. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Industrial Production Technology

If you plan to be a industrial production tech major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Missouri Southern State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Industrial Technology	14
Manufacturing Engineering Technology	14

Related Majors

• Quality Control Technology
• Electromechanical Engineering Technology

Careers That Industrial Production Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in industrial production tech can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MO, the home state for Missouri Southern State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	10,210	$40,580
Industrial Engineering Technicians	1,320	$58,420
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	1,260	$60,650
Engineering Technicians	720	$59,830

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.