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2023 Best Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools

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Finding the Best Industrial Production Technology School for You

Industrial Production Technology is the #16 most popular major in the country with 11,288 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 146 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

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2023 Best Industrial Production Technology Schools in the United States

Check out the industrial production tech programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 15% Best Industrial Production Technology Schools

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Idaho to be the best school for industrial production technology students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the distant town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#2

Bismarck State College

Bismarck, ND

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bismarck State College is a great place for industrial production technology students. Located in the small city of Bismarck, BSC is a public college with a small student population.

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Out of the 146 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, SOWELA Technical Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lake Charles, SOWELA is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio Northern University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools list. Located in the fringe town of Ada, ONU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for industrial production technology students. It came in at #6 on the list. Trine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Angola.

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#7

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

With a ranking of #7, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for industrial production technology students. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.

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Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for industrial production technology students. It came in at #8 on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

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#9

Panola College

Carthage, TX

Panola College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools ranking. Panola College is a small public school located in the distant town of Carthage.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #10 on this year’s Best Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools list. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

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#11

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

University of Dayton ranked #11 on this year’s Best Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#12

Murray State University

Murray, KY

Murray State University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best industrial production technology programs. Murray State is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Murray.

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#13

Danville Community College

Danville, VA

With a ranking of #13, Danville Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for industrial production technology students. Located in the distant town of Danville, Danville Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Eastern Kentucky University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best industrial production technology programs. Located in the distant town of Richmond, Eastern is a public college with a large student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Platteville came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools ranking. Located in the distant town of Platteville, UW - Platteville is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #16, Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for industrial production technology students. NLTCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Minden.

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#17

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Ferris State University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools list. Ferris is a large public school located in the distant town of Big Rapids.

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#19

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

With a ranking of #19, East Carolina University did quite well on this year’s best schools for industrial production technology students. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenville.

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#20

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

University of Northern Iowa ranked #20 on this year’s Best Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools list. UNI is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Cedar Falls.

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#21

Baton Rouge Community College

Baton Rouge, LA

Baton Rouge Community College landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best industrial production technology programs. BRCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Baton Rouge.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Industrial Production Technology students that almost earned our Best Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools award.

Rank College Location
22 Olympic College Bremerton, WA
23 Alpena Community College Alpena, MI
24 School Removed
25 Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA
26 ITI Technical College Baton Rouge, LA
27 Illinois State University Normal, IL
28 Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA
29 New England Institute of Technology East Greenwich, RI

Industrial Production Technology by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

Industrial Production Technology is one of 18 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Industrial Production Tech Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Manufacturing Engineering Technology 4,587
Industrial Technology 4,134
Other Industrial Production Technologies 1,752
Welding Engineering Technology 328
Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology 290
Composite Materials Technology 106
Metallurgical Technology 45
Chemical Engineering Technology 43
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology 3

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,780
Environmental Control Technology 9,376
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,822
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,347
Engineering-Related Fields 6,553

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to ICAPlants.

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