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2023 Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

74 Colleges
$50,286 Avg Salary
$16,256 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.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 74 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Central Missouri the most popular school in the Plains States Region for industrial production technology students. UCM is a large public school located in the town of Warrensburg.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, MCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Bismarck State College

Bismarck, ND

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Bismarck State College is a great place for industrial production technology students. Located in the city of Bismarck, BSC is a public school with a small student population.

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#4

Crowder College

Neosho, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Crowder College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Crowder College is a small public school located in the town of Neosho.

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#5

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

The excellent programs at Pittsburg State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best industrial production technology schools in the Plains States Region . Pitt State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Pittsburg.

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Out of the 74 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washburn Institute of Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. Washburn Tech is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Topeka.

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#7

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

University of Northern Iowa came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UNI is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Cedar Falls.

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Pine Technical & Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular industrial production technology programs. Pine Technical & Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Pine City.

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Southeast Missouri State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#10

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Hennepin Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #11, Missouri Southern State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for industrial production technology students. Located in the city of Joplin, Missouri Southern is a public school with a small student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Industrial Production Technology students in the Plains States Region that almost earned our Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Trade Schools in the Plains States Region award.

Rank College Location
12 Barton County Community College Great Bend, KS
13 East Central College Union, MO
13 Wayne State College Wayne, NE

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 25 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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