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2022 Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in industrial production technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great industrial production technology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the industrial production technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The industrial production tech school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree industrial production tech students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Production Technology in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#1

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Illinois University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Charleston, Illinois, this medium-sized public school handed out 77 diplomas to qualified masters’s industrial production tech students in 2019-2020.

EIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Industrial Production Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Illinois University are $20,761, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Industrial Production Technology at EIU

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #2 spot on the list. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a public institution located in Carbondale, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUC also took the #4 spot in our “Best Industrial Production Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are $32,928, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Industrial Production Technology at SIUC

#3

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 #3 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s industrial production tech degrees to qualified students.

Eastern Michigan also took the #2 spot in our “Best Industrial Production Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan University are $26,552.

Read more about Industrial Production Technology at Eastern Michigan

#4

Illinois State University

Normal, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. Illinois State University is a large public school situated in Normal, Illinois. It awarded 54 masters’s industrial production tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Illinois State also made our “Best Industrial Production Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. 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

#5

Western Illinois University

Macomb, Illinois
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Illinois University landed the #5 spot on the list. Macomb, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s industrial production tech degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WIU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Industrial Production Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WIU are $11,996.

Read more about Industrial Production Technology at Western Illinois University

#6

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Western Michigan University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. WMU is a public institution located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WMU also took the #0 spot in our “Best Industrial Production Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WMU are $31,355.

Full WMU Industrial Production Technology Report

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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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