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2023 Best Value Industrial Production Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$8,634 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,744 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Industrial Production Technology Undergraduate Certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for industrial production tech majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Industrial Production Technology

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Our analysis found Ivy Tech Community College to be the best value school for industrial production technology students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 a year. Industrial Production Tech majors at Ivy Tech Community College take out an average of $12,167 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Ivy Tech Community College also claimed a spot on our Best Industrial Production Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#2

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Production Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western Technical College are $6,687 per year.

Western Technical College also claimed a spot on our Best Industrial Production Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#3

Owens Community College

Perrysburg, OH

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Owens Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value industrial production technology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Perrysburg, Owens State Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Owens State Community College are $9,782 per year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Cuyahoga Community College District helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value industrial production technology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga Community College District is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cuyahoga Community College District are $8,586 a year.

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#5

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stark State College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Industrial Production Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Stark State College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of North Canton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Stark State College are $7,406 a year. On average, industrial production tech graduates from Stark State College take out $14,403 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Macomb Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Production Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Warren, Macomb Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Macomb Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,680 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Akron Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for industrial production technology students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Akron.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,880 per year.

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Sinclair Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate industrial production technology programs. Sinclair Community College is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Sinclair Community College are $8,076 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Sinclair Community College also is in the top 20% of our Best Industrial Production Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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Best Industrial Production Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best industrial production technology colleges 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 8 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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