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2022 Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

13 Ranked Colleges
313 Degrees Awarded
$14,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region

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In 2019-2020, 12,687 people earned their degree in industrial production technology, making the major the 98th most popular in the United States. 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 Plains States region, there were 1,220 industrial production technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,733 and $20,140 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 313 industrial production technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region.

Top 13 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Production Technology in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Iowa. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. UNI is a medium-sized school located in Cedar Falls, Iowa that handed out 58 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UNI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UNI is $15,620 for plains states region bachelor’s degree industrial production tech students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#2

Bemidji State University

Bemidji, Minnesota

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bemidji State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Bemidji, Minnesota, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Bemidji State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Bemidji State University is $15,868 for plains states region bachelor’s degree industrial production tech students.

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#3

Wayne State College

Wayne, Nebraska

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State College landed the #3 spot on the list. Wayne, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

WSC also made our “Best Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Wayne State College is $13,765 for plains states region bachelor’s degree industrial production tech students.

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#4

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, Kansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pittsburg State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. Located in Pittsburg, Kansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 48 degrees to qualified bachelors’s industrial production tech students in 2019-2020.

Pitt State also made our “Best Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Pittsburg State University is $14,436 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Industrial Production Tech students.

Full Pittsburg State University Industrial Production Technology Report

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #5 spot on the list. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a fairly large public school situated in Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 24 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato also took the #3 spot in our “Best Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $16,221 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Industrial Production Tech students per year to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Minnesota State University - Mankato Industrial Production Technology Report

#6

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota

Saint Cloud State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, this fairly large public school handed out 31 degrees to qualified bachelors’s industrial production tech students in 2019-2020.

St. Cloud State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Saint Cloud State University is $14,267 for plains states region bachelor’s degree industrial production tech students.

Full St. Cloud State University Industrial Production Technology Report

With a ranking of #7, Missouri Southern State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Missouri Southern State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Joplin, Missouri. It awarded 21 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri Southern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Missouri Southern is $9,625 for plains states region bachelor’s degree industrial production tech students.

Full Missouri Southern State University Industrial Production Technology Report

#8

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota

University of North Dakota ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s industrial production tech students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UND, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $15,738 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Industrial Production Tech students per year to attend UND.

The low student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full UND Industrial Production Technology Report

#9

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Southeast Missouri State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Cape Girardeau, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees to 40 students in 2019-2020.

Southeast Missouri State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $12,774 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Industrial Production Tech students per year to attend Southeast Missouri State University.

Full Southeast Missouri State University Industrial Production Technology Report

Northwest Missouri State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Northwest is a public institution located in Maryville, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwest also made our “Best Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #11. It costs about $12,354 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Industrial Production Tech students per year to attend Northwest.

Full Northwest Industrial Production Technology Report

#11

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri
#10 in overall quality

University of Central Missouri came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Warrensburg, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

UCM also made our “Best Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend UCM is $13,677 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Industrial Production Tech students.

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#12

Missouri Western State University

Saint Joseph, Missouri

Missouri Western State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Saint Joseph, Missouri, this small public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s industrial production tech students in 2019-2020.

Missouri Western also made our “Best Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #12. The yearly cost to attend Missouri Western State University is $10,958 for plains states region bachelor’s degree industrial production tech students.

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#13 in overall quality

Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s industrial production tech students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree industrial production tech students list, Missouri State has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Missouri State University - Springfield is $16,725 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Industrial Production Tech students.

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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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