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Bachelor's-7% vs national median316 grads tracked

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians at Northwestern State University

Ranked 52nd of 68 bachelor's programs in Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$53,296
middle 50%: $38,749 – $68,098
Median · 5 years out
$74,924
middle 50%: $57,111 – $97,292
Median · 10 years out
$103,966
middle 50%: $77,482 – $130,533

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Northwestern State University's bachelor's program in Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians earn a median $53,296 one year after graduating, rising to $103,966 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 7% below the national median of $80,495 for this field, ranking 52nd of 68 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
5.6 yrs
≈ $6,247 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of North Texas
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
Bemidji State University
$76,129 · 5 yrs out
Ball State University
$75,763 · 5 yrs out
Missouri Western State University
$75,634 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Southern University
$75,444 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Illinois University
$75,308 · 5 yrs out
South Carolina State University
$72,966 · 5 yrs out
Western Illinois University
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
$70,599 · 5 yrs out
Southeast Missouri State University
$69,425 · 5 yrs out
Missouri State University
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
$66,779 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Northwestern State University

Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$118,055 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$83,121 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$79,455 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$78,838 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$78,838 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$77,655 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$76,246 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$71,994 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$71,994 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor's)
$70,870 · 5 yrs out

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