by our College Data Analytics Team
[Industrial Production Technology](/majors/engineering-technologies/industrial-production-technology/) graduates earn very different salaries depending on where they study. The schools below stand out for the salaries their industrial production technology graduates go on to command.
For its 2026 highest-paid-graduates ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools to find where industrial production technology graduates earn the most.
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Below are the schools whose industrial production technology graduates go on to earn the most.
Our analysis ranked Danville Community College the top school for industrial production technology graduate earnings in Virginia. Located in the town of Danville, Danville Community College is a public institution. Students who complete the industrial production technology program here go on to a median salary of roughly $78,250.
Students chasing top earnings in industrial production technology will find them at Tidewater Community College, which ranked #2. Located in the city of Norfolk, Tidewater Community College is a public institution. After graduating, industrial production technology degree recipients from Tidewater Community College typically earn about $60,408 annually.
Virginia Western Community College produces some of the highest-paid graduates in industrial production technology, landing the #3 spot this year. Set in the city of Roanoke, Virginia Western Community College is a public institution. Early-career industrial production technology graduates from Virginia Western Community College make a median of around $49,287 per year.
Mountain Empire Community College produces some of the highest-paid graduates in industrial production technology, landing the #4 spot this year. Located in the town of Big Stone Gap, Mountain Empire Community College is a public institution. Industrial Production Technology graduates of Mountain Empire Community College earn a median of about $44,532 a year early in their careers.
The ranking above is published by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their industrial production technology graduates, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).
Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 4 schools evaluated.
*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.
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