2025 Best Industrial Production Technology Schools
89Colleges in the United States
11,288Industrial Production Tech Degrees Awarded
$58,264Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in industrial production technology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #109 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 89 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Industrial Production Technology Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 11,288 degrees in industrial production technology to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Industrial Production Technology School
Your choice of industrial production technology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Industrial Production Technology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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Pick Your Industrial Production Technology Degree Level
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Best Schools for Industrial Production Technology in the United States
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the industrial production tech degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
It's hard to beat Bismarck State College if you want to pursue a degree in industrial production technology. Located in the city of Bismarck, BSC is a public college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #231 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means BSC is a great college overall.
There were about 56 industrial production technology students who graduated with this degree at BSC in the most recent data year. Those industrial production technology students who get their degree from Bismarck State College make $24,046 more than the standard industrial production tech grad.
SOWELA Technical Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in industrial production technology. Located in the small city of Lake Charles, SOWELA is a public college with a small student population.
There were roughly 315 industrial production technology students who graduated with this degree at SOWELA in the most recent data year. Those industrial production technology students who get their degree from SOWELA Technical Community College earn $16,975 more than the standard industrial production tech student.
It is difficult to beat Purdue University - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in industrial production technology. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #65 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.
There were about 180 industrial production technology students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent data year. Those industrial production technology students who get their degree from Purdue University - Main Campus receive $10,318 more than the average industrial production tech student.
It's difficult to beat Olympic College if you wish to pursue a degree in industrial production technology. OC is a medium-sized public college located in the small city of Bremerton. This college ranks 31st out of 50 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were roughly 760 industrial production technology students who graduated with this degree at OC in the most recent data year. Those industrial production technology students who get their degree from Olympic College earn $28,045 more than the typical industrial production tech grad.
TSTC is a fairly large public college located in the city of Waco. A Best Colleges rank of #156 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means TSTC is a great college overall.
There were about 104 industrial production technology students who graduated with this degree at TSTC in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the industrial production technology degree program at Texas State Technical College make $5,906 above the average college grad in this field shortly after graduation.
Ferris is a medium-sized public university located in the remote town of Big Rapids. This university ranks 13th out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 136 industrial production technology students who graduated with this degree at Ferris in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the industrial production technology major at Ferris State University get $20,556 more than the typical college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public college located in the large city of Indianapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #173 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Ivy Tech Community College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 494 industrial production technology students who graduated with this degree at Ivy Tech Community College in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, industrial production tech degree recipients typically make around $57,739 in their early careers.
Texas A&M College Station is a very large public university located in the city of College Station. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.
There were roughly 149 industrial production technology students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the industrial production technology program at Texas A&M University - College Station make $9,890 more than the standard graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
Macomb Community College is a large public college located in the city of Warren. This college ranks 12th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 29 industrial production technology students who graduated with this degree at Macomb Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
Hennepin Technical College is a small public college located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park. A Best Colleges rank of #282 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Hennepin Technical College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 37 industrial production technology students who graduated with this degree at Hennepin Technical College in the most recent year we have data available.
Pitt State is a medium-sized public university located in the distant town of Pittsburg. This university ranks 12th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were approximately 90 industrial production technology students who graduated with this degree at Pitt State in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the industrial production technology major at Pittsburg State University make $6,439 more than the standard college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.
Located in the city of Williamsport, Penn College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 48th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were approximately 77 industrial production technology students who graduated with this degree at Penn College in the most recent year we have data available. Industrial Production Technology degree recipients from Pennsylvania College of Technology get an earnings boost of approximately $2,204 over the typical earnings of industrial production technology graduates.
BRCC is a fairly large public college located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge. This college ranks 15th out of 30 schools for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.
There were about 31 industrial production technology students who graduated with this degree at BRCC in the most recent data year. Industrial Production Technology degree recipients from Baton Rouge Community College earn a boost of approximately $45,308 above the average earnings of industrial production technology graduates.
UNI is a moderately-sized public university located in the small city of Cedar Falls. A Best Colleges rank of #270 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UNI is a great university overall.
There were approximately 43 industrial production technology students who graduated with this degree at UNI in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the industrial production technology major at University of Northern Iowa earn $10,858 more than the typical college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
River Parishes Community College is a small public college located in the rural area of Gonzales. This college ranks 4th out of 30 colleges for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.
There were about 177 industrial production technology students who graduated with this degree at River Parishes Community College in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the industrial production tech program report average early career earnings of $57,379.
Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #275 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means ECU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 201 industrial production technology students who graduated with this degree at ECU in the most recent data year. Those industrial production technology students who get their degree from East Carolina University make $5,060 more than the standard industrial production tech graduate.
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo. A Best Colleges rank of #165 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a great university overall.
There were about 52 industrial production technology students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the most recent data year.
Rest of the Top Best Industrial Production Technology Schools
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great schools for Industrial Production Technology students that almost earned our Best Industrial Production Technology Schools award.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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Your choice of industrial production technology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Industrial Production Technology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
