2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States 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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Industrial Production Tech for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that 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 Plains States region, there were 1,114 industrial production technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,286 and $20,151 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Industrial Production Tech for a Master’s” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in industrial production technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality industrial production technology programs as well as strong veteran support.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Industrial Production Tech for a Master’s

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

Top 3 Best Industrial Production Technology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

1

University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, Iowa

251 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Iowa. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Industrial Production Tech for a Master’s. UNI is a medium-sized public school situated in Cedar Falls, Iowa. It awarded 6 masters’s industrial production tech degrees in 2020-2021.

UNI also took the #2 spot in our “Best Industrial Production Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Northern Iowa supports 9,507 students, and 251 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 99 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,033. To help with additional expenses, 1 students received scholarships 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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2

University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, Missouri

9 GI Bill® Students**

#3 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Industrial Production Tech for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Missouri landed the #2 spot on the list. UCM is located in Warrensburg, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s industrial production tech degrees to qualified students.

UCM also made our “Best Industrial Production Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3.Of the 9,959 students enrolled at UCM, 9 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,238. During this same period, 0 students qualified for 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 University of Central Missouri]](/colleges/university-of-central-missouri/student-life/veterans/)

3

Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg, Kansas

204 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$5,125 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pittsburg State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Industrial Production Tech for a Master’s. Pittsburg State University is a public institution located in Pittsburg, Kansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 43 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Pitt State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Industrial Production Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Of the 6,398 students enrolled at Pittsburg State University, 204 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 123 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,125. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Pittsburg State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Full Pittsburg State University Veteran Student Life Report

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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

Footnotes

• *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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