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2023 Best Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

14 Colleges
$50,361 Avg Salary
$18,343 Avg Student Debt

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.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Industrial Production Technology Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Industrial Production Technology Colleges.

Top 10 Best Industrial Production Technology Schools

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the best school for industrial production technology students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

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#2

Panola College

Carthage, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Panola College is a great place for industrial production technology students. Panola College is a small public school located in the distant town of Carthage.

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#3

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tarleton State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Stephenville, Tarleton is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Southwestern Oklahoma State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best industrial production technology schools in the Southwest Region . SWOSU is a small public school located in the remote town of Weatherford.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Texas State Technical College is a great place for industrial production technology students. TSTC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Waco.

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville ranked #6 on this year’s Best Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Kingsville.

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#7

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

Lone Star College System came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public college with a very large student population.

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The University of Texas at Tyler landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best industrial production technology programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Tyler, UT Tyler is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#9

Victoria College

Victoria, TX

Victoria College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the small city of Victoria, Victoria College is a public school with a small student population.

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#10

LeTourneau University

Longview, TX

LeTourneau University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for industrial production technology students. It came in at #10 on the list. LETU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Longview.

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Best Industrial Production Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best industrial production technology colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 24
Texas 1,024
Oklahoma 31
New Mexico 28

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

Majors Similar to Industrial Production Tech

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 14 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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