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2023 Best Value Industrial Production Technology Schools in Michigan

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$10,149 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,976 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Industrial Production Technology Schools in Michigan

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Industrial Production Technology Colleges.

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality in Industrial Production Technology

$7,860 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Alpena Community College to be the best value school for industrial production technology students who want to pursue a degree in Michigan. Alpena Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Alpena.

Alpena Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,860 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$6,090 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Macomb Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best industrial production technology schools in Michigan. Macomb Community College is a fairly 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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$4,248 Average Tuition & Fees

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 fairly 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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#4

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI
$13,188 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ferris State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Industrial Production Technology Schools in Michigan list. Ferris is a large public school located in the distant town of Big Rapids.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ferris are $13,188 per 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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#5

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI
$13,094 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Industrial Production Technology Schools in Michigan list. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the 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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$13,434 Average Tuition & Fees

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.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WMU are $13,434 a year. The average amount in student loans that industrial production tech majors at WMU take out is $29,906.

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$15,500 Average Tuition & Fees

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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#8

Northwestern Michigan College

Traverse City, MI
$8,544 Average Tuition & Fees

Northwestern Michigan College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for industrial production technology students. It came in at #8 on the list. NMC is a small public school located in the town of Traverse City.

NMC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,544 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Baker College

Owosso, MI
$12,420 Average Tuition & Fees

Baker College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value industrial production technology programs. Baker College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Owosso.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Baker College are $12,420 per year.

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Best Value Industrial Production Technology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Industrial Production Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 205
Illinois 411
Indiana 522
Wisconsin 118

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
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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to ICAPlants.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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