Best Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Degrees in the US by ROI

Top colleges ranked by estimated 20-year net return on investment across all active states. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Programs Analyzed

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

+$261,585

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$24,088

Cost of attendance

#	College	State	20-Yr Net ROI	Median Salary	Annual Cost	Avg Debt
1	Dunwoody College of Technology Grad rate: 54.6%	MN	+$666,724	$82,303	$34,834	N/A	Full ROI →
2	Central Connecticut State University Grad rate: 51.3%	CT	+$599,079	$78,042	$24,112	$18,750	Full ROI →
3	Weber State University Grad rate: 42.6%	UT	+$591,717	$76,609	$16,172	$26,500	Full ROI →
4	Purdue University Northwest Grad rate: 44.2%	IN	+$587,352	$74,625	$16,287	N/A	Full ROI →
5	Ferris State University Grad rate: 48.6%	MI	+$582,958	$77,998	$26,066	$24,250	Full ROI →
6	Northern Kentucky University Grad rate: 49.2%	KY	+$541,471	$74,689	$19,471	$25,500	Full ROI →
7	University of Northern Iowa Grad rate: 66.3%	IA	+$500,614	$72,923	$21,627	$23,213	Full ROI →
8	Purdue University-Main Campus Grad rate: 83.1%	IN	+$495,676	$72,738	$22,567	$21,345	Full ROI →
9	Western Michigan University Grad rate: 56.5%	MI	+$484,408	$73,968	$28,655	$29,875	Full ROI →
10	Pittsburg State University Grad rate: 56.5%	KS	+$457,798	$70,877	$22,426	$22,250	Full ROI →
11	Western Kentucky University Grad rate: 52.5%	KY	+$433,080	$68,358	$23,520	N/A	Full ROI →
12	Fitchburg State University Grad rate: 54.6%	MA	+$395,622	$68,507	$24,517	$27,000	Full ROI →
13	Lamar University Grad rate: 37.4%	TX	+$392,718	$68,504	$21,626	$37,672	Full ROI →
14	University of Wisconsin-Platteville Grad rate: 61.3%	WI	+$387,805	$67,096	$20,049	$25,125	Full ROI →
15	Pennsylvania College of Technology Grad rate: 49.6%	PA	+$379,890	$69,336	$32,595	$27,000	Full ROI →
16	Missouri Southern State University Grad rate: 37.0%	MO	+$376,784	$64,678	$19,194	N/A	Full ROI →
17	Ohio Northern University Grad rate: 73.3%	OH	+$368,584	$70,926	$52,484	N/A	Full ROI →
18	Ohio University-Main Campus Grad rate: 65.7%	OH	+$351,298	$67,084	$28,529	$26,863	Full ROI →
19	Western Washington University Grad rate: 65.5%	WA	+$332,820	$64,302	$28,305	N/A	Full ROI →
20	Shawnee State University Grad rate: 38.7%	OH	+$328,125	$64,498	$22,190	$24,500	Full ROI →
21	Tarleton State University Grad rate: 48.3%	TX	+$326,093	$64,639	$22,981	$25,750	Full ROI →
22	Minnesota State University-Mankato Grad rate: 53.3%	MN	+$316,505	$64,262	$22,565	$28,500	Full ROI →
23	Bemidji State University Grad rate: 51.6%	MN	+$290,996	$61,163	$23,066	N/A	Full ROI →
24	Fort Hays State University Grad rate: 49.2%	KS	+$281,724	$59,909	$19,114	N/A	Full ROI →
25	Ball State University Grad rate: 63.6%	IN	+$257,424	$59,898	$25,134	N/A	Full ROI →
26	Northwestern State University of Louisiana Grad rate: 45.5%	LA	+$237,622	$60,510	$24,496	$25,625	Full ROI →
27	Saint Cloud State University Grad rate: 45.5%	MN	+$207,690	$57,748	$21,389	$16,084	Full ROI →
28	California State University-Los Angeles Grad rate: 52.0%	CA	+$207,385	$56,872	$17,153	$15,883	Full ROI →
29	East Carolina University Grad rate: 63.6%	NC	+$202,420	$58,251	$23,689	$20,625	Full ROI →
30	California State University-Fresno Grad rate: 55.5%	CA	+$202,000	$56,540	$18,650	$10,518	Full ROI →
31	University of Louisiana at Lafayette Grad rate: 51.6%	LA	+$199,817	$58,478	$24,631	$23,125	Full ROI →
32	Texas A&M University-Kingsville Grad rate: 44.8%	TX	+$185,773	$57,317	$22,262	$23,347	Full ROI →
33	SUNY Buffalo State University Grad rate: 36.2%	NY	+$181,211	$57,686	$23,171	$29,500	Full ROI →
34	Eastern Illinois University Grad rate: 50.2%	IL	+$165,974	$57,084	$26,164	$23,000	Full ROI →
35	Southeastern Louisiana University Grad rate: 44.3%	LA	+$165,048	$56,174	$22,647	$20,625	Full ROI →
36	University of Southern Maine Grad rate: 44.2%	ME	+$153,575	$55,627	$21,381	$24,771	Full ROI →
37	Mississippi State University Grad rate: 63.0%	MS	+$152,177	$56,512	$26,922	$22,500	Full ROI →
38	Illinois State University Grad rate: 66.7%	IL	+$147,958	$57,442	$32,458	$23,000	Full ROI →
39	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Grad rate: 52.5%	IL	+$115,308	$55,104	$29,268	$22,000	Full ROI →
40	Millersville University of Pennsylvania Grad rate: 55.7%	PA	+$87,346	$53,607	$27,086	$27,000	Full ROI →
41	Southeast Missouri State University Grad rate: 56.0%	MO	+$56,931	$51,167	$23,337	$24,489	Full ROI →
42	University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Grad rate: 40.6%	AR	+$15,268	$48,650	$20,907	$25,262	Full ROI →
43	Northwest Missouri State University Grad rate: 55.6%	MO	-$44,449	$45,651	$22,906	$19,145	Full ROI →
44	North Carolina A & T State University Grad rate: 55.9%	NC	-$76,867	$44,036	$19,180	$30,272	Full ROI →
45	Vincennes University Grad rate: 34.1%	IN	-$86,411	$42,934	$19,446	$20,228	Full ROI →
46	Jackson State University Grad rate: 33.7%	MS	-$363,170	$31,605	$28,611	$30,242	Full ROI →
47	University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo Grad rate: 49.6%	PR	-$545,365	$18,767	$18,320	$5,500	Full ROI →

How ROI is calculated

20-Year Net ROI = Gross Earnings (salary × 20) − Total Degree Cost − Debt Payoff (×1.35) − Baseline Opportunity Cost ($42,000 × 20). Data from the U.S. College Scorecard.

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