2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Production Technology (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Industrial Production Technology is the 98th most popular major in the country with 12,687 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, industrial production technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $49,214 and had an average of $18,526 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,220 industrial production technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,733 and $20,140 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 57 industrial production technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in industrial production technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great industrial production technology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the industrial production technology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Production Technology (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$22,648 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Iowa. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Northern Iowa is a medium-sized school located in Cedar Falls, Iowa that handed out 6 masters’s industrial production tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UNI also made our “Best Industrial Production Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Iowa are $22,648, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Industrial Production Technology at UNI

#2

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$19,320 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pittsburg State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Pittsburg, Kansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 33 degrees to qualified masters’s industrial production tech students in 2019-2020.

Pitt State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Industrial Production Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pitt State are $19,320, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Industrial Production Technology at Pittsburg State University

#3

Minnesota State University - Mankato

Mankato, Minnesota

#3 in overall quality

$8,788 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Minnesota State Mankato is located in Mankato, Minnesota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s industrial production tech degrees to qualified students.

Minnesota State Mankato not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Industrial Production Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State University - Mankato are $8,788, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Industrial Production Technology at Minnesota State University - Mankato

#4

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota

$18,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the #4 spot on the list. University of North Dakota is a public institution located in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UND did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Industrial Production Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UND are $18,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Industrial Production Technology at University of North Dakota

#5

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri

#4 in overall quality

$16,394 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Missouri. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial Production Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Warrensburg, Missouri, this medium-sized public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s industrial production tech students in 2019-2020.

UCM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Industrial Production Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Missouri are $16,394.

Full University of Central Missouri Industrial Production Technology Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Production Technology (Income $48-$75k)

Notes and References

References

• 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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