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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.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Industrial Production Technology Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Industrial Production Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for industrial production technology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Angola, Trine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Trine are $9,576 per year.

Trine not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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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 large student population.

Ferris undergraduate students pay an average of $13,608 in tuition and fees each 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.

In addition to its great value ranking, Ferris is 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population.

SIUC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,416 in tuition and fees each 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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#4

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 be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Platteville. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Platteville is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Platteville.

UW - Platteville undergraduate students pay an average of $16,800 in tuition and fees each 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.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Platteville also is in the top 10% of our Best Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Akron Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for industrial production technology students working on their bachelor’s degree. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the city of Akron.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,500 a year.

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Western Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for industrial production technology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

WMU undergraduate students pay an average of $18,254 in tuition and fees each year. Industrial Production Tech majors at WMU take out an average of $27,258 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Industrial Production Technology at Western Michigan University Report

Eastern Michigan University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a fairly 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

Eastern Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for industrial production technology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Charleston.

EIU undergraduate students pay an average of $15,274 in tuition and fees each 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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#10

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for industrial production technology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Purdue are $28,794 per 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.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Purdue also did well on our Best Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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