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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$21,346 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,199 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Industrial Production Technology School for You

Industrial Production Technology is the #184 most popular major in the country with 440 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Industrial Production Technology 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 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. 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 the Great Lakes Region

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

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Industrial Production Technology

Our 2023 rankings named Illinois State University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for industrial production technology students. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Illinois State are $24,172 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Illinois State is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Industrial Production Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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$13,297 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Western Illinois University is a great value for industrial production technology students. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WIU are $13,297 per year.

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#3

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN
$20,862 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Production Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Terre Haute.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Indiana State are $20,862 a year.

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$50,375 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Institute of Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Illinois Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $50,375 in tuition and fees each year.

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$16,768 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the # 5 spot on the list. WMU is a large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WMU are $16,768 a year.

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$15,240 Average Tuition & Fees

Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for industrial production technology students. It came in at #6 on the list. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SIUC are $15,240 a year.

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$15,500 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for industrial production technology students. Eastern Michigan is a large public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti.

Eastern Michigan undergraduate students pay an average of $15,500 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL
$14,551 Average Tuition & Fees

Eastern Illinois University 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. Located in the distant town of Charleston, EIU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

EIU undergraduate students pay an average of $14,551 in tuition and fees each year.

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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 11
Illinois 164
Indiana 7
Wisconsin 0

One of 16 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
Engineering-Related Fields 4,838
Quality Control Technology 736
Engineering Technology (Other) 288
Construction Engineering Technology 264
General Engineering Technology 255

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.

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