Industrial Production Technology at Western Kentucky University

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

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and has a total student population of 17,517.

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.

WKU Industrial Production Technology Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Industrial Production Tech (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Production Tech

Online Classes Are Available at WKU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, WKU does offer online courses in industrial production tech for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

WKU Industrial Production Technology Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The industrial production tech major at WKU 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 Popular Online Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools	7
Most Popular Online Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools	15
Best Industrial Production Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools	17
Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	27
Best Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	33
	34
	51
Most Focused Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	52
Best Value Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	54
Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools	70
	97

How Much Do Industrial Production Tech Graduates from WKU Make?

The median salary of industrial production tech students who receive their bachelor's degree at WKU is $53,704. This is less than $58,910, which is the national average of all industrial production tech majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Industrial Production Tech Student Demographics at WKU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the industrial production tech majors at Western Kentucky University.

WKU Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 91% of industrial production tech bachelor's degrees went to men and 9% went to women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in industrial production tech at WKU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	25
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WKU 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 Western Kentucky University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Manufacturing Engineering Technology	30
Industrial Technology	7

Related Majors

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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	6,680	$39,640
Industrial Engineering Technicians	1,090	$55,750
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	880	$61,880
Engineering Technicians	620	$58,880

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
• Image Credit: By OPMaster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.