by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Industrial Production Technology is the 109th most popular major in the country with 11,906 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, industrial production technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $51,940 and had an average of $19,778 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 2,563 industrial production technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,199 and $21,643 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 712 industrial production technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 30 colleges that offered a degree in industrial production technology. That schools that top this list have a program in industrial production technology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Platteville. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Wisconsin - Platteville is a public institution located in Platteville, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 89 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Shawnee State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Portsmouth, Ohio, this small public school handed out 29 degrees to qualified bachelors’s industrial production tech students in 2020-2021.
Full Shawnee State University Industrial Production Technology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ferris State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ferris is a fairly large public school situated in Big Rapids, Michigan. It awarded 108 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio Northern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region list. ONU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Ada, Ohio. It awarded 16 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 30 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #5 spot on the list. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a fairly large public school situated in Carbondale, Illinois. It awarded 84 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #6, Vincennes University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Vincennes, Indiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees to 45 students in 2020-2021.
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Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Purdue University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in West Lafayette, Indiana. It awarded 185 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Jackson College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Jackson College is a small school located in Jackson, Michigan that handed out 9 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Central State University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Central State University is a medium-sized school located in Wilberforce, Ohio that handed out 3 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lake Superior State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Lake Superior State University is a small school located in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan that handed out 5 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Lake Superior State University Industrial Production Technology Report
Saginaw Valley State University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Saginaw Valley State University is a medium-sized school located in University Center, Michigan that handed out 15 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #12, University of Dayton did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UDayton is located in Dayton, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Fort Wayne, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Siena Heights University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Siena Heights University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Adrian, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Indiana State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Terre Haute, Indiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
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University of Southern Indiana did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #16. This medium-sized school is located in Evansville, Indiana, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Southern Indiana Industrial Production Technology Report
University of Rio Grande did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #17. Rio Grande, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Full University of Rio Grande Industrial Production Technology Report
Illinois State University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois State University is a public institution located in Normal, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Western Michigan University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Western Michigan University is a public institution located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #20, Purdue University Fort Wayne did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region list. PFW is a medium-sized public school situated in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It awarded 4 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #21, Northern Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Marquette, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
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University of Akron Main Campus came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Akron, Ohio. It awarded 9 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Akron Main Campus Industrial Production Technology Report
Eastern Michigan University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Eastern Michigan University is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees to qualified students.
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Eastern Illinois University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. EIU is a medium-sized public school situated in Charleston, Illinois. It awarded 2 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #25, Central Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Mount Pleasant, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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