2023 Best Value Industrial Production Technology Schools in Michigan
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Industrial Production Technology School for You
With 379 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, industrial production technology is the #70 most popular major in Michigan.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Industrial Production Technology Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Michigan to see which programs offered the best value experiences for industrial production tech students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality in Industrial Production Technology
Our 2023 rankings named Alpena Community College the best value school in Michigan for industrial production technology students. Alpena Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Alpena.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Alpena Community College are $7,860 a year.
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Out of the 9 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Macomb Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Macomb Community College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Warren.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Macomb Community College are $6,090 a year.
Macomb Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Industrial Production Technology Schools in Michigan list.
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The excellent programs at Washtenaw Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best industrial production technology schools in Michigan. Located in the suburb of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Community College is a public college with a large student population.
Washtenaw Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,248 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that industrial production tech majors at Washtenaw Community College take out is $19,450.
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Out of the 9 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferris State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Ferris is a fairly large public school located in the town of Big Rapids.
Ferris undergraduate students pay an average of $13,188 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, industrial production tech graduates from Ferris take out $22,250 in student loans while working on their degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $150, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Out of the 9 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Central Michigan are $13,094 a year.
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With a ranking of #6, Western Michigan University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for industrial production technology students. WMU is a large public school located in the small city of Kalamazoo.
WMU undergraduate students pay an average of $13,434 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that industrial production tech majors at WMU take out is $29,906.
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Eastern Michigan University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Industrial Production Technology Schools in Michigan ranking. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Eastern Michigan are $15,500 a year.
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Northwestern Michigan College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value industrial production technology programs. NMC is a small public school located in the town of Traverse City.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NMC are $8,544 per year.
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With a ranking of #9, Baker College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for industrial production technology students. Baker College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Owosso.
Baker College undergraduate students pay an average of $12,420 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Request InformationBest Value Industrial Production Technology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Ohio | 205 |
Illinois | 411 |
Indiana | 522 |
Wisconsin | 118 |
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Majors Related to Industrial Production Tech
One of 18 majors within the area of study, industrial production technology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Industrial Production Tech
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Electromechanical Engineering Technology | 10,593 |
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology | 8,964 |
Environmental Control Technology | 8,690 |
Electronics Engineering Technology | 8,592 |
Engineering-Related Fields | 6,736 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.
- 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).
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