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Best Value Industrial Production Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Value Industrial Production Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

17 Colleges
$19,874 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,527 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Industrial Production Technology Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, industrial production technology was ranked #16 in the country. In fact 11,288 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

The Best Value Industrial Production Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for industrial production tech students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top 10 Best Industrial Production Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses to be the best value school for industrial production technology students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the distant town of Angola, Trine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Trine are $9,576 a year.

Trine also took the #4 spot in our Best Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

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#2

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ferris State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ferris are $13,608 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, industrial production tech majors at Ferris accumulate an average of around $23,154 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $211.

Ferris excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Southern Illinois University Carbondale helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value industrial production technology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SIUC are $15,416 a year. On average, industrial production tech graduates from SIUC take out $21,012 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Central Michigan University is a great value for industrial production technology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Michigan are $13,703 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Platteville. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Platteville is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Platteville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Platteville are $16,800 a year. The average amount in student loans that industrial production tech majors at UW - Platteville take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $22,659. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $238, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

UW - Platteville excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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University of Akron Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree industrial production technology programs. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the city of Akron.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,500 per year.

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With a ranking of #7, Western Michigan University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for industrial production technology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WMU are $18,254 a year. Industrial Production Tech majors at WMU take out an average of $27,258 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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With a ranking of #8, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for industrial production technology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a large student population.

Eastern Michigan undergraduate students pay an average of $16,410 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

With a ranking of #9, Eastern Illinois University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for industrial production technology students working on their bachelor’s degree. EIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Charleston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at EIU are $15,274 per year. On average, industrial production tech graduates from EIU take out $23,790 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Purdue are $28,794 a year. Industrial Production Tech majors at Purdue take out an average of $19,231 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $304.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Purdue also is in the top 5% of our Best Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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Best Industrial Production Technology Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 431
Indiana 867
Wisconsin 191
Ohio 470
Illinois 422

One of 18 majors within the trade school area of study, industrial production technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Industrial Production Tech Focus Areas

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 17 schools only.

  • 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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