by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Plains States region, there were 1,114 industrial production technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,286 and $20,151 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 266 industrial production technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 20 colleges that offer a degree in industrial production technology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their industrial production technology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major in the Plains States Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree industrial production tech students.
Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pittsburg State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Pittsburg, Kansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 50 degrees to qualified bachelors’s industrial production tech students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Wayne, Nebraska, this small public school awarded 25 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s industrial production tech students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Iowa. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major in the Plains States Region list. Cedar Falls, Iowa is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees to 50 students in 2020-2021.
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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Industrial Production Technology at University of Northern Iowa
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend William Penn University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major in the Plains States Region. William Penn University is located in Oskaloosa, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Missouri State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized school located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri that handed out 34 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southeast Missouri State University Industrial Production Technology Report
Missouri Western State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Saint Joseph, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Full Missouri Western Industrial Production Technology Report
Saint Cloud State University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, this fairly large public school handed out 24 degrees to qualified bachelors’s industrial production tech students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full St. Cloud State University Industrial Production Technology Report
Missouri Southern State University 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 Plains States Region ranking. Missouri Southern is a small school located in Joplin, Missouri that handed out 12 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Missouri Southern State University Industrial Production Technology Report
Northwest Missouri State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Northwest is a medium-sized public school situated in Maryville, Missouri. It awarded 17 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northwest Missouri State University Industrial Production Technology Report
University of Central Missouri did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. UCM is a public institution located in Warrensburg, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Bemidji State University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major in the Plains States Region list. Bemidji, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #12. Mankato, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees to 14 students 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%.
Full Minnesota State University - Mankato Industrial Production Technology Report
Black Hills State University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Spearfish, South Dakota, this small public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s industrial production tech students in 2020-2021.
Missouri State University - Springfield came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Missouri State University - Springfield is a large public school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 2 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 Missouri State University - Springfield Industrial Production Technology Report
University of North Dakota ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s industrial production tech students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Bellevue University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Bellevue University is located in Bellevue, Nebraska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Industrial Production Technology at Bellevue University
Upper Iowa University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Upper Iowa University is located in Fayette, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees to qualified students.
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University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major in the Plains States Region list. UNL is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
McPherson College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #16. McPherson College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in McPherson, Kansas. It awarded 0 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Winona, Minnesota 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 0 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Industrial Production Technology Report
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