2027 Best Value Machine Shop Technology/Assistant Schools in Indiana

[Machine Shop Technology/Assistant](/majors/production-product-development/precision-metal-working/machine-shop-technology-assistant/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for machine shop technology/assistant students.
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2027 Best Value Machine Shop Technology/Assistant Schools in Indiana
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the machine shop technology/assistant degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Machine Shop Technology/Assistant Schools
Our analysis ranked Ivy Tech Community College the best value for a degree in machine shop technology/assistant in Indiana. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $5,154, with out-of-state students paying around $9,935. Students borrow a median of $6,599 to complete the machine shop technology/assistant program here. Early-career machine shop technology/assistant graduates make about $49,030. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked school only.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.