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Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

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$56,527 Avg Salary
$21,964 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Industrial Production Technology Bachelor's Degree 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the Plains States Region to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Industrial Production Technology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for industrial production tech majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

#1

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Northern Iowa the most popular school in the Plains States Region for industrial production technology students working on their bachelor’s degree. UNI is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Cedar Falls.

Women make up 20% of the industrial production tech majors at the school.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, industrial production tech graduates from UNI carry an average student debt load of $19,578.

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#1

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

Our 2023 rankings named Pittsburg State University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for industrial production technology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Pitt State is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Pittsburg.

Women make up 22% of the industrial production tech majors at the school.

Industrial Production Tech majors at Pitt State take out an average of $21,077 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Out of the 20 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Missouri State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 27 students majoring in industrial production tech at Southeast Missouri State University, 96% are male and 4% are female.

On average, industrial production tech graduates from Southeast Missouri State University take out $24,196 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#4

Wayne State College

Wayne, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. WSC is a small public school located in the distant town of Wayne.

Women make up 18% of the industrial production tech majors at the school.

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#5

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Cloud State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in industrial production tech at St. Cloud State University, 88% are male and 12% are female.

On average, industrial production tech graduates from St. Cloud State University take out $16,315 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Northwest Missouri State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree industrial production technology programs. Located in the remote town of Maryville, Northwest is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in industrial production tech at the school are women while 67% are male.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, industrial production tech graduates from Northwest carry an average student debt load of $13,029.

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University of Central Missouri came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UCM is a large public school located in the town of Warrensburg.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in industrial production tech at Minnesota State Mankato, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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Missouri Southern State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Joplin, Missouri Southern is a public college with a small student population.

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Missouri Western State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree industrial production technology programs. Located in the small city of Saint Joseph, Missouri Western is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Industrial Production Technology Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 187
Missouri 459
Minnesota 158
South Dakota 36
Iowa 62
North Dakota 92
Nebraska 32

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 20 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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