2023 Best Value Industrial Production Technology Schools in Iowa
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Industrial Production Technology School for You
With 67 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, industrial production technology is the #117 most popular major in Iowa.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Industrial Production Technology Schools in Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Iowa 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.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality in Industrial Production Technology
Our analysis found Kirkwood Community College to be the best value school for industrial production technology students who want to pursue a degree in Iowa. Kirkwood Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cedar Rapids.
Kirkwood Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,308 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 2 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the # 2 spot on the list. UNI is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Cedar Falls.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNI are $9,053 a year. On average, industrial production tech graduates from UNI take out $23,250 in student loans while working on their degree.
UNI also made our Best Industrial Production Technology Schools in Iowa list, coming in at #5.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 217 |
| Minnesota | 68 |
| Kansas | 124 |
| Nebraska | 32 |
| North Dakota | 85 |
| South Dakota | 32 |
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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.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 2 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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