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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Production Technology (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

6 Ranked Colleges
173 Degrees Awarded
$22,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Industrial Production Technology is the 98th most popular major in the country with 12,687 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, industrial production technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $49,214 and had an average of $18,526 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 2,899 industrial production technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,994 and $19,152 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 173 industrial production technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in industrial production technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent industrial production technology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the industrial production technology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Production Technology (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Illinois University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 77 masters’s industrial production tech degrees to qualified students.

EIU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Industrial Production Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at EIU are $20,761, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Industrial Production Technology at EIU

#2

Illinois State University

Normal, Illinois

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Illinois State is a large public school situated in Normal, Illinois. It awarded 54 masters’s industrial production tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Illinois State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Industrial Production Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois State University are $11,069, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Illinois State University Industrial Production Technology Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Carbondale, Illinois, and it awarded 15 masters’s industrial production tech degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Industrial Production Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SIUC are $32,928, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Industrial Production Technology at SIUC

#4

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Michigan University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Ypsilanti, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s industrial production tech degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

Eastern Michigan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Industrial Production Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan are $26,552.

Full Eastern Michigan Industrial Production Technology Report

#5

Western Illinois University

Macomb, Illinois
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Illinois University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Western Illinois University is a public institution located in Macomb, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WIU also made our “Best Industrial Production Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at WIU are $11,996, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Western Illinois University Industrial Production Technology Report

#6

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Western Michigan University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Kalamazoo, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s industrial production tech degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

WMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Industrial Production Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Michigan University are $31,355, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Industrial Production Technology at Western Michigan University

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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