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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Industrial Production Tech for a Master’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Industrial Production Tech for a Master's

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Industrial Production Tech for a Master’s” 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 Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Industrial Production Tech for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 6 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the industrial production technology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Industrial Production Tech for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Industrial Production Tech for a Master’s”.

Top 6 Best Industrial Production Technology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

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Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Michigan University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Industrial Production Tech for a Master’s. Eastern Michigan University is a fairly large school located in Ypsilanti, Michigan that handed out 8 masters’s industrial production tech degrees in 2020-2021.

Eastern Michigan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Industrial Production Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 486 of the 16,294 students enrolled at Eastern Michigan University were GI Bill® students, of which 265 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,462. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eastern Michigan University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Industrial Production Tech for a Master’s list. Illinois State University is a large school located in Normal, Illinois that handed out 59 masters’s industrial production tech degrees in 2020-2021.

Illinois State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Industrial Production Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Of the 20,720 students enrolled at Illinois State, 530 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 163 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,997. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Illinois State]](/colleges/illinois-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Industrial Production Tech for a Master’s. SIUC is a fairly large public school situated in Carbondale, Illinois. It awarded 20 masters’s industrial production tech degrees in 2020-2021.

SIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Industrial Production Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 11,366 students enrolled at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Michigan University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Industrial Production Tech for a Master’s. Western Michigan University is a fairly large school located in Kalamazoo, Michigan that handed out 3 masters’s industrial production tech degrees in 2020-2021.

WMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Industrial Production Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 19,887 students enrolled at Western Michigan University, 584 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 327 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,981. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Illinois University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Industrial Production Tech for a Master’s list. Charleston, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s industrial production tech degrees to 79 students in 2020-2021.

EIU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Industrial Production Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 8,626 students enrolled at EIU, 184 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 46 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,730. On top of their other funding sources, 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 EIU]](/colleges/eastern-illinois-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Western Illinois University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Industrial Production Tech for a Master’s list. WIU is a medium-sized public school situated in Macomb, Illinois. It awarded 5 masters’s industrial production tech degrees in 2020-2021.

WIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Industrial Production Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 330 of the 7,490 students enrolled at WIU were GI Bill® students, of which 62 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,652. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. WIU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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