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 “Most Well Attended Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 11,906 people earned their degree in industrial production technology, making the major the 109th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, industrial production technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $51,940 and had an average of $19,778 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 2,563 industrial production technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,199 and $21,643 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 97 colleges that offered a degree in industrial production technology. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in industrial production technology.
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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 “Most Well Attended Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region industrial production tech students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ivy Tech Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 582 ’s industrial production tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 187 ’s industrial production tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Purdue University - Main Campus Industrial Production Technology Report
Out of the 97 schools in the Most Well Attended Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferris State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Ferris State University is a public institution located in Big Rapids, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 131 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 97 schools in the Most Well Attended Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Carbondale, Illinois, and it awarded 104 ’s industrial production tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Platteville. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Platteville is a public institution located in Platteville, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 89 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full UW - Platteville Industrial Production Technology Report
Eastern Illinois University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region list. EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 81 ’s industrial production tech degrees to qualified students.
Illinois State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. Normal, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s industrial production tech degrees to 80 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Industrial Production Technology at Illinois State University
Washtenaw Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 79 ’s industrial production tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Washtenaw Community College Industrial Production Technology Report
Vincennes University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Vincennes University is located in Vincennes, Indiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 63 ’s industrial production tech degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #10, William Rainey Harper College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Palatine, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 55 diplomas to qualified ’s industrial production tech students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Shawnee State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Shawnee State University is a small school located in Portsmouth, Ohio that handed out 30 ’s industrial production tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Shawnee State University Industrial Production Technology Report
With a ranking of #12, Macomb Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Warren, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 41 degrees to qualified ’s industrial production tech students in 2020-2021.
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Jackson College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #13. Jackson College is a small public school situated in Jackson, Michigan. It awarded 28 ’s industrial production tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Industrial Production Technology at Jackson College
James A Rhodes State College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #14. James A Rhodes State College is located in Lima, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 48 ’s industrial production tech degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Rhodes State College Industrial Production Technology Report
University of Dayton came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UDayton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dayton, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 24 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
Full University of Dayton Industrial Production Technology Report
Indiana State University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Well Attended Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana State University is a public institution located in Terre Haute, Indiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 21 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Industrial Production Technology at Indiana State
Western Michigan University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 19 degrees to qualified ’s industrial production tech students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #18, University of Akron Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Akron, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s industrial production tech degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
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Ohio Northern University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. ONU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Ada, Ohio. It awarded 16 ’s industrial production tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Ohio Northern University Industrial Production Technology Report
Saginaw Valley State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in University Center, Michigan, this medium-sized public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified ’s industrial production tech students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Saginaw Valley State University Industrial Production Technology Report
Sinclair Community College ranked #20 on this year’s Most Well Attended Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large school located in Dayton, Ohio that handed out 69 ’s industrial production tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Sinclair Community College Industrial Production Technology Report
With a ranking of #20, Parkland College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Parkland College is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 ’s industrial production tech degrees to qualified students.
Full Parkland College Industrial Production Technology Report
Rock Valley College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Rock Valley College is a medium-sized school located in Rockford, Illinois that handed out 29 ’s industrial production tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Eastern Michigan University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Eastern Michigan University is a fairly large public school situated in Ypsilanti, Michigan. It awarded 14 ’s industrial production tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #25, University of Rio Grande did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Production Tech Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Rio Grande, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 degrees to qualified ’s industrial production tech students in 2020-2021.
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