2024 Best Industrial Technology Schools in Illinois
3Colleges in Illinois
235Industrial Tech Degrees Awarded
Industrial Technology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #217 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for industrial technology students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 235 degrees in industrial technology to qualified students.
The industrial tech program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Industrial Technology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for industrial technology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Industrial Technology Schools in Illinois ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Industrial Technology in Illinois
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the industrial tech degree levels they offer.
Illinois State University is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in industrial technology. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #231 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Illinois State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 81 industrial technology students who graduated with this degree at Illinois State in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat Southern Illinois University Carbondale if you wish to pursue a degree in industrial technology. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 64 industrial technology students who graduated with this degree at SIUC in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat Eastern Illinois University if you want to pursue a degree in industrial technology. EIU is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Charleston. This university ranks 51st out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 61 industrial technology students who graduated with this degree at EIU in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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