by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 11,288 people earned their degree in industrial production technology, making the major the 109th most popular in the United States. In , industrial production technology graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $52,200 and had an average of $18,245 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,451 industrial production technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,724 and $23,030 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major” ranking looked at 118 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in industrial production technology. That schools that top this list have a program in industrial production technology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major. This small school is located in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, 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 University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major. University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 118 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Platteville landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Platteville, Wisconsin, and it awarded 98 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 UW - Platteville
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi Valley State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major list. This small school is located in Itta Bena, Mississippi, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Industrial Production Technology at Mississippi Valley State University
Out of the 118 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Shawnee State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Shawnee State University is located in Portsmouth, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Shawnee State University Industrial Production Technology Report
Pennsylvania College of Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major list. This small school is located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read more about Industrial Production Technology at Penn College
With a ranking of #7, Ferris State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major list. Ferris State University is a fairly large school located in Big Rapids, Michigan that handed out 99 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Ferris State University Industrial Production Technology Report
East Carolina University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major ranking, coming in at #8. This large school is located in Greenville, North Carolina, and it awarded 201 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full East Carolina University Industrial Production Technology Report
Pittsburg State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major ranking. Pittsburg, Kansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees to 37 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
Read more about Industrial Production Technology at Pitt State
Wayne State College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major list. Wayne State College is a public institution located in Wayne, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Ohio Northern University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major ranking. Ada, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees to 17 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major ranking. Lafayette, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees to 59 students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read full report on Industrial Production Technology at UL Lafayette
With a ranking of #13, Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major list. Located in Kingsville, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 29 degrees to qualified bachelors’s industrial production tech students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Industrial Production Technology at Texas A&M Kingsville
With a ranking of #14, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major list. SIUC is a public institution located in Carbondale, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 64 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Southeastern Louisiana University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major ranking, coming in at #15. This fairly large school is located in Hammond, Louisiana, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Industrial Production Technology at Southeastern
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major ranking. The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is a public institution located in Odessa, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read full report on Industrial Production Technology at UT Permian Basin
Mississippi State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major ranking, coming in at #17. Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 79 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Industrial Production Technology at Mississippi State
University of Northern Iowa ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major list. University of Northern Iowa is a medium-sized public school situated in Cedar Falls, Iowa. It awarded 35 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.
Vincennes University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major ranking. Vincennes University is a fairly large public school situated in Vincennes, Indiana. It awarded 55 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Vincennes University Industrial Production Technology Report
Farmingdale State College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major ranking. Located in Farmingdale, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 34 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s industrial production tech students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Industrial Production Technology at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale
Tarleton State University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major ranking. Tarleton State University is a fairly large school located in Stephenville, Texas that handed out 52 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Industrial Production Technology at Tarleton
William Penn University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major ranking. This small school is located in Oskaloosa, Iowa, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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 full report on Industrial Production Technology at William Penn University
University of Southern Mississippi landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major ranking. Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 51 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 University of Southern Mississippi
Fitchburg State University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major ranking. Located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s industrial production tech students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Fitchburg State Industrial Production Technology Report
With a ranking of #25, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Production Tech Major list. Purdue University - Main Campus is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 163 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Industrial Production Technology at Purdue
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