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2023 Best Value Industrial Production Technology Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$23,473 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,551 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Industrial Production Technology Master's Degree School for You

Industrial Production Technology is the #114 most popular major in the country with 11,906 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Industrial Production Technology Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for industrial production tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Industrial Production Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for industrial production tech majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Industrial Production Technology

Our analysis found Illinois State University to be the best value school for industrial production technology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Illinois State are $11,773 per year.

Illinois State also claimed a spot on our Best Industrial Production Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Industrial Production Technology at Illinois State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Illinois University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Industrial Production Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WIU are $12,182 a year.

Read full report on Industrial Production Technology at Western Illinois University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Illinois Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Production Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Illinois Tech graduate students pay an average of $30,822 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Industrial Production Technology at Illinois Institute of Technology

Out of the 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WMU are $26,248 a year.

Full Industrial Production Technology at Western Michigan University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Industrial Production Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SIUC are $33,064 a year.

Full Industrial Production Technology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

Eastern Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for industrial production technology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Eastern Michigan are $28,818 per year.

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Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

Eastern Illinois University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree industrial production technology programs. EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Charleston.

EIU graduate students pay an average of $21,407 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Industrial Production Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best industrial production technology schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 379
Ohio 205
Illinois 411
Indiana 522
Wisconsin 118

Industrial Production Technology is one of 18 different types of programs to choose from.

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 7 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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