2025 Best Industrial Production Technology Schools in Illinois
4Colleges in Illinois
507Industrial Production Tech Degrees Awarded
$58,264Avg Early-Career Salary
Industrial Production Technology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #109 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for industrial production technology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 507 degrees in industrial production technology annually.
Choosing a Great Industrial Production Technology School
The industrial production tech program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Industrial Production Technology rankings. We derive our Best Overall Industrial Production Technology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Industrial Production Technology Rankings by Degree Level
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 the Best Industrial Production Technology Schools in Illinois.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Best Schools for Industrial Production Technology in Illinois
The schools below may not offer all types of industrial production tech degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Illinois Schools in Industrial Production Tech
Any student pursuing a degree in industrial production technology has to take a look at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. SIUC is a large public university located in the distant town of Carbondale. A Best Colleges rank of #907 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means SIUC is a great university overall.
There were about 95 industrial production technology students who graduated with this degree at SIUC in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the industrial production technology program at Southern Illinois University Carbondale make $15,019 above the average college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
Any student pursuing a degree in industrial production technology needs to take a look at Illinois State University. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #210 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Illinois State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 81 industrial production technology students who graduated with this degree at Illinois State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the industrial production tech program report average early career income of $59,850.
Eastern Illinois University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in industrial production technology. EIU is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Charleston. This university ranks 52nd out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 61 industrial production technology students who graduated with this degree at EIU in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, industrial production tech degree recipients generally earn an average of $54,756 at the beginning of their careers.
Any student pursuing a degree in industrial production technology needs to take a look at Western Illinois University. WIU is a medium-sized public university located in the remote town of Macomb. This university ranks 37th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were roughly 10 industrial production technology students who graduated with this degree at WIU in the most recent year we have data available.
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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The industrial production tech program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Industrial Production Technology rankings. We derive our Best Overall Industrial Production Technology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
