2021 Best Industrial Production Technology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region
9Colleges
654Bachelor's Degrees
$23,622Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Industrial Production Technology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Industrial Production Technology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a bachelor's in industrial production tech. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality industrial production technology programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the industrial production technology program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Industrial Production Technology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Industrial Production Technology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Best Industrial Production Technology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Northern Kentucky University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Southeast Region that are best for non-traditional industrial production technology students. NKU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Highland Heights. NKU also made our Best Colleges for Industrial Production Technology in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #3.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.2%. 6,629 of NKU students are exclusively distance learners. About 7,069 of the students at NKU are attending part time.
East Carolina University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best industrial production technology schools for non-traditional students. ECU is a very large public school located in the city of Greenville. ECU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Industrial Production Technology in the Southeast Region list.
The student loan default rate at ECU is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 12,522 students take at least one class online at ECU. About 7,199 of the students at ECU are attending part time.
Mississippi State University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Mississippi State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Mississippi State. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mississippi State, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Industrial Production Technology in the Southeast Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Mississippi State is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,015 students take at least one class online at Mississippi State. 4,224 of Mississippi State students are attending part time.
Western Kentucky University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green. As a testament to the quality of education offered at WKU, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Industrial Production Technology in the Southeast Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at WKU is lower than is typical, just 2.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,291 students take at least one class online at WKU. About 4,635 of the students at WKU are attending part time.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best industrial production technology schools for non-traditional students. UL Lafayette is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Lafayette. UL Lafayette also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Industrial Production Technology in the Southeast Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at UL Lafayette is lower than is typical, just 2.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,441 students take at least one class online at UL Lafayette. About 4,259 of the students at UL Lafayette are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Southeastern Louisiana University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Southeastern is a fairly large public school located in the city of Hammond. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Southeastern has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Industrial Production Technology in the Southeast Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Southeastern is lower than is typical, just 3.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,256 students take at least one class online at Southeastern. About 4,754 of the students at Southeastern are attending part time.
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. UAPB is a small public school located in the small city of Pine Bluff. UAPB not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Industrial Production Technology in the Southeast Region list.
About 3.6% of UAPB students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,800 students take at least one class online at UAPB. 450 of UAPB students are attending part time.
North Carolina A & T State University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Greensboro, NC A&T is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC A&T, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Industrial Production Technology in the Southeast Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at NC A&T is lower than is typical, just 4.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 5,968 students at NC A&T that take at least one class online. About 2,086 of the students at NC A&T are attending part time.
Jackson State University earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Jackson State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Jackson. Jackson State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Industrial Production Technology in the Southeast Region list.
About 4.1% of Jackson State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 3,195 of Jackson State students are exclusively distance learners. 2,164 of Jackson State students are attending part time.
Industrial Production Technology Related Non-Traditional Student Rankings by Major
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 9 schools only.
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 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).
