2023 Best Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Industrial Production Tech for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Industrial Production Technology is the 109th most popular major in the country with 11,906 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Southeast region, there were 4,256 industrial production technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,968 and $19,078 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 759 industrial production technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Industrial Production Tech for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in industrial production technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent industrial production technology programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the industrial production technology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Industrial Production Tech for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Industrial Production Tech for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 12 Best Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Industrial Production Tech for a Bachelor’s list. East Carolina University is located in Greenville, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 209 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees to qualified students.
ECU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 8 of the 28,798 students enrolled at East Carolina University were GI Bill® students, of which 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,409. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at East Carolina University]](/colleges/east-carolina-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Industrial Production Tech for a Bachelor’s. Mississippi State is a large school located in Mississippi State, Mississippi that handed out 95 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mississippi State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 22,986 students enrolled at Mississippi State University, 1,170 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 676 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,684. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Mississippi State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Mississippi State Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Industrial Production Tech for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, this fairly large public school handed out 55 degrees to qualified bachelors’s industrial production tech students in 2020-2021.
Southern Miss also took the #7 spot in our “Best Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 14,606 students enrolled at Southern Miss, 351 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 226 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,605. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southern Miss offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Southern Miss Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Murray State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Industrial Production Tech for a Bachelor’s list. Murray State University is a medium-sized school located in Murray, Kentucky that handed out 16 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Murray State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 9,449 students enrolled at Murray State University, 401 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 133 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,362. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Murray State]](/colleges/murray-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Industrial Production Tech for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the #5 spot on the list. UL Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 94 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees to qualified students.
UL Lafayette not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, UL Lafayette supports 16,450 students, and 604 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 224 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,336. In addition to receiving other benefits, 4 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UL Lafayette does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Industrial Production Tech for a Bachelor’s ranking. UAPB is located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees to qualified students.
UAPB not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 2,668 students enrolled at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, 157 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,624. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UAPB]](/colleges/university-of-arkansas-at-pine-bluff/student-life/veterans/)
Southeastern Louisiana University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Industrial Production Tech for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in Hammond, Louisiana, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Southeastern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 516 of the 14,426 students enrolled at Southeastern were GI Bill® students, of which 160 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,849. On top of their other funding sources, 4 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Southeastern Louisiana University Veteran Student Life Report
Western Kentucky University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Industrial Production Tech for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, this fairly large public school handed out 33 degrees to qualified bachelors’s industrial production tech students in 2020-2021.
WKU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 17,517 students enrolled at Western Kentucky University, 847 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 345 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,743. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Western Kentucky University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Western Kentucky University Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #9, North Carolina A & T State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Industrial Production Tech for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s industrial production tech students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying industrial production tech list, NC A&T has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 12,753 students enrolled at NC A&T, 789 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 245 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,612. In addition to receiving other benefits, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full North Carolina A & T State University Veteran Student Life Report
Northern Kentucky University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Industrial Production Tech for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying industrial production tech list, NKU has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 469 of the 16,211 students enrolled at NKU were GI Bill® students, of which 236 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,158. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Northwestern State University of Louisiana landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Industrial Production Tech for a Bachelor’s ranking. Northwestern State University of Louisiana is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s industrial production tech degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NSU, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Northwestern State University of Louisiana supports 11,447 students, and 73 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 49 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,637. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at NSU]](/colleges/northwestern-state-university-of-louisiana/student-life/veterans/)
Jackson State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Industrial Production Tech for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Jackson, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified bachelors’s industrial production tech students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying industrial production tech list, Jackson State has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 6,921 students enrolled at Jackson State, 233 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 94 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,435. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Jackson State University]](/colleges/jackson-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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