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 has developed its “Most Well Attended Industrial Production Tech Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 11,906 people earned their degree in industrial production technology, making the major the 109th most popular in the United States. 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 “Most Well Attended Industrial Production Tech Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 20 colleges that offer a degree in industrial production technology. To top this list, a school must have a successful industrial production technology program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Industrial Production Tech Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pittsburg State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Industrial Production Tech Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s. Pitt State is located in Pittsburg, Kansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 50 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Iowa. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Industrial Production Tech Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s. UNI is a public institution located in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 50 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Out of the 20 schools in the Most Well Attended Industrial Production Tech Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Missouri State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, this medium-sized public school awarded 34 degrees to qualified bachelors’s industrial production tech students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Production Tech Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Wayne State College is a small public school situated in Wayne, Nebraska. It awarded 25 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Cloud State University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Industrial Production Tech Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s. Saint Cloud, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #6, Northwest Missouri State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Production Tech Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Maryville, Missouri, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Central Missouri ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Industrial Production Tech Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. University of Central Missouri 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.
Full University of Central Missouri Industrial Production Technology Report
Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Production Tech Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Mankato, Minnesota, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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 Minnesota State University - Mankato Industrial Production Technology Report
With a ranking of #9, Missouri Southern State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Production Tech Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Missouri Southern State University is a public institution located in Joplin, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Missouri Southern State University Industrial Production Technology Report
Missouri Western State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Industrial Production Tech Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Missouri Western State University is a small public school situated in Saint Joseph, Missouri. It awarded 11 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Bemidji State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Production Tech Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Bemidji, Minnesota, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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 Bemidji State University Industrial Production Technology Report
William Penn University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Production Tech Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #12. William Penn University is a small school located in Oskaloosa, Iowa that handed out 4 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Production Tech Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Missouri State University - Springfield is a large school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 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%.
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University of North Dakota ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Industrial Production Tech Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Grand Forks, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
Black Hills State University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Production Tech Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Spearfish, South Dakota, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Upper Iowa University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Industrial Production Tech Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. UIU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fayette, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Upper Iowa University Industrial Production Technology Report
With a ranking of #16, Bellevue University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Production Tech Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. 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%.
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McPherson College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Production Tech Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #16. McPherson College is a small school located in McPherson, Kansas that handed out 0 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full McPherson College Industrial Production Technology Report
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Production Tech Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is located in Winona, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
Read more about Industrial Production Technology at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
With a ranking of #16, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Production Tech Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees to qualified students.
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%.
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