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2023 Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Schools

583 Colleges
$51,940 Avg Salary
$19,778 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Industrial Production Technology School for You

In 2020-2021, 11,906 people earned a degree or certificate in industrial production technology, making the major the #114 most popular in the United States.

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.

The Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 583 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Industrial Production Technology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Colleges.

#1

Olympic College

Bremerton, WA

Our 2023 rankings named Olympic College the most popular school in the United States for industrial production technology students. Located in the city of Bremerton, OC is a public college with a small student population.

Industrial Production Tech majors at OC take out an average of $8,400 in student loans while working on their egree.

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The excellent programs at John C Calhoun State Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best industrial production technology schools in the United States. Calhoun Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Tanner.

While working on their degree, industrial production tech majors at Calhoun Community College accumulate an average of around $11,375 in student debt.

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#3

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Out of the 583 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Ivy Tech Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that industrial production tech majors at Ivy Tech Community College take out is $10,283.

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The excellent programs at River Parishes Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best industrial production technology schools in the United States. River Parishes Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Gonzales.

The average amount in student loans that industrial production tech majors at River Parishes Community College take out is $9,847.

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#5

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Lone Star College System is a great place for industrial production technology students. Located in the city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, industrial production tech majors at North Harris Montgomery accumulate an average of around $6,465 in student debt.

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SOWELA Technical Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for industrial production technology students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Lake Charles, SOWELA is a public school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that industrial production tech majors at SOWELA take out is $7,618.

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#7

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Schools list. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenville.

After completing their degree, industrial production tech graduates from ECU carry an average student debt load of $25,000.

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#8

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Schools ranking. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, industrial production tech majors at Purdue accumulate an average of around $19,706 in student debt.

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Coastal Alabama Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular industrial production technology programs. Located in the distant town of Bay Minette, Coastal Alabama Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#10

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, MO

University of Central Missouri came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Schools ranking. UCM is a fairly large public school located in the town of Warrensburg.

On average, industrial production tech graduates from UCM take out $22,188 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#11

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Ferris State University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Schools list. Ferris is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Big Rapids.

After completing their degree, industrial production tech graduates from Ferris carry an average student debt load of $22,250. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $150, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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With a ranking of #12, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for industrial production technology students. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

After completing their degree, industrial production tech graduates from Texas A&M College Station carry an average student debt load of $22,353. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $629.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular industrial production technology programs. SIUC is a large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

While working on their degree, industrial production tech majors at SIUC accumulate an average of around $18,312 in student debt.

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Texas State Technical College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Schools list. TSTC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Waco.

While working on their degree, industrial production tech majors at TSTC accumulate an average of around $13,417 in student debt.

Full Industrial Production Technology at Texas State Technical College Report

#15

Danville Community College

Danville, VA

Danville Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for industrial production technology students. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the town of Danville, Danville Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Schools list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, MCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#17

Goodwin College

East Hartford, CT

Goodwin College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Schools list. Located in the small city of East Hartford, Goodwin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

While working on their degree, industrial production tech majors at Goodwin accumulate an average of around $6,427 in student debt.

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#18

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Mississippi State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for industrial production technology students. It came in at #18 on the list. Mississippi State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Mississippi State.

While working on their degree, industrial production tech majors at Mississippi State accumulate an average of around $22,500 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $253, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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University of Louisiana at Lafayette came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Schools ranking. UL Lafayette is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette.

The average amount in student loans that industrial production tech majors at UL Lafayette take out is $19,165.

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#19

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

Pittsburg State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for industrial production technology students. It came in at #19 on the list. Pitt State is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Pittsburg.

On average, industrial production tech graduates from Pitt State take out $21,863 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Wake Technical Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, industrial production tech majors at Wake Technical Community College accumulate an average of around $21,581 in student debt.

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#22

Panola College

Carthage, TX

Panola College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for industrial production technology students. It came in at #22 on the list. Panola College is a small public school located in the distant town of Carthage.

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With a ranking of #23, Central Louisiana Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for industrial production technology students. Central Louisiana Technical Community College is a small public school located in the city of Alexandria.

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University of Wisconsin - Platteville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for industrial production technology students. It came in at #24 on the list. Located in the town of Platteville, UW - Platteville is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Industrial Production Tech majors at UW - Platteville take out an average of $25,835 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $210, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College ranked #25 on this year’s Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Schools list. Drake State is a small public school located in the city of Huntsville.

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#26

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL
#28

Washtenaw Community College

Ann Arbor, MI
#29

ITI Technical College

Baton Rouge, LA
#29

Bismarck State College

Bismarck, ND
#33

Nunez Community College

Chalmette, LA
#34

Shoreline Community College

Shoreline, WA
#34

Vincennes University

Vincennes, IN
#34

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA
#39

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA
#42

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY
#43

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX
#43

Kankakee Community College

Kankakee, IL
#45

Reedley College

Reedley, CA
#49

Crowder College

Neosho, MO

Remaining Award Winners

This section shows the remainder of the schools awarded a Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 583 different United States industrial production technology schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 Northeast State Community College Blountville, TN
52 Northcentral Technical College Wausau, WI
53 Southside Virginia Community College Alberta, VA
53 Stark State College North Canton, OH
53 University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo Arecibo, PR
53 James A Rhodes State College Lima, OH
57 Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington, KY
58 Frank Phillips College Borger, TX
58 Camden County College Blackwood, NJ
60 Texas A&M University - Kingsville Kingsville, TX
61 Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico Hato Rey, PR
62 The Fab School Rancho Cucamonga, CA
62 Clover Park Technical College Lakewood, WA
64 University of Kentucky Lexington, KY
64 Pearl River Community College Poplarville, MS
64 Lamar University Beaumont, TX
64 Macomb Community College Warren, MI
68 Kilgore College Kilgore, TX
68 Farmingdale State College Farmingdale, NY
68 Pine Technical & Community College Pine City, MN
71 North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC
71 Weber State University Ogden, UT
71 Washington County Career Center-Adult Technical Training Marietta, OH
74 Everett Community College Everett, WA
74 Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY
76 Fox Valley Technical College Appleton, WI
76 El Paso Community College El Paso, TX
76 John Tyler Community College Chester, VA
79 Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL
79 Grand Rapids Community College Grand Rapids, MI
79 The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, TX
82 Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO
82 Southern Union State Community College Wadley, AL
82 Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA
82 Baton Rouge Community College Baton Rouge, LA
82 Arkansas Northeastern College Blytheville, AR
82 Davis Technical College Kaysville, UT
82 Gateway Community and Technical College Florence, KY

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Industrial Production Technology students that almost earned our Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Schools award.

Rank College Location
89 West Georgia Technical College Waco, GA
89 Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park, MN
91 Portland Community College Portland, OR
92 Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY
92 California State University - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
92 Southeast Arkansas College Pine Bluff, AR
95 Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA
95 Shawnee State University Portsmouth, OH
97 Northwestern State University of Louisiana Natchitoches, LA
97 Western Nevada College Carson City, NV
97 The University of Texas of the Permian Basin Odessa, TX
97 Rock Valley College Rockford, IL
101 Jackson College Jackson, MI
101 Missouri Southern State University Joplin, MO
101 South Louisiana Community College Lafayette, LA
101 Joliet Junior College Joliet, IL
101 Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MA
101 Ohio Technical Center at Vantage Career Center Van Wert, OH
101 Randolph Community College Asheboro, NC
108 Hudson Valley Community College Troy, NY
108 University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, AK
108 H Councill Trenholm State Community College Montgomery, AL
108 University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH
108 Barton County Community College Great Bend, KS
113 Louisiana Delta Community College Monroe, LA
113 Spokane Community College Spokane, WA
113 Patrick Henry Community College Martinsville, VA
113 Copiah-Lincoln Community College Wesson, MS
113 Texas A&M University - Commerce Commerce, TX
113 Chattanooga State Community College Chattanooga, TN

Industrial Production Technology by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 18 majors within the area of study, industrial production technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 25 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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