Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians at California State University-Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA · Bachelor's Degree · about 53 graduates a year

$45,287
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$86,970
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$80,890
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#16 of 51
Rank by pay
#36 of 51
Rank, wage-adjusted
$15,967
Median federal debt

California State University-Los Angeles graduates in industrial production technologies/technicians earn 8% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 18% of one year’s pay at that point.

How California State University-Los Angeles Compares for Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians

All 51 colleges reporting industrial production technologies/technicians earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, ID$103,769$110,344#1$85,411
2SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY$98,018$93,293#10$48,355
3Weber State University Ogden, UT$94,454$89,520#14$75,281
4Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI$91,993$96,996#6$78,820
5Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN$91,915$98,608#4$78,215
6University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS$89,904$109,082#2$75,493
7Ohio Northern University Ada, OH$89,697$95,720#8—
8Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX$89,629$91,126#13$68,154
9California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA$89,195$81,162#31$78,938
10Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY$88,492$100,200#3$67,641
…
13University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA$87,580$92,123#11$69,122
14Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL$87,442$85,911#25$73,283
15Lamar University Beaumont, TX$87,113$88,568#16$84,746
16California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA$86,970$79,137#36$45,287
17Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY$86,033$97,415#5$60,675
18Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH$85,798$91,559#12$66,591
19Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport, PA$85,665$87,122#22$60,468

Other Majors at California State University-Los Angeles by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$116,182$98,811#39 of 966
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$96,014$63,981#167 of 258
Civil Engineering$94,760$73,178#23 of 233
Mechanical Engineering$93,028$55,405#127 of 318
Computer Science$87,525$44,530#264 of 349
Mathematics$70,677$37,845#152 of 309
Air Transportation$70,508$46,267#47 of 52
Computer and Information Sciences$69,022$45,355#387 of 459
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$67,441$50,428#48 of 110
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$65,366$39,266#27 of 49
Business Administration, Management and Operations$62,716$42,062#681 of 1176
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$59,904$30,824#97 of 476
Social Work$59,545$37,477#51 of 420
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$57,695$32,805#36 of 85
Public Health$56,466$40,750#114 of 215
Political Science and Government$56,063$29,818#416 of 565
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$55,970$27,058#31 of 103
History$55,413$26,862#123 of 459
Economics$54,998$32,877#362 of 368
Criminal Justice and Corrections$54,695$32,974#328 of 660
Biology$53,908$33,304#562 of 841
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$53,857$28,702#170 of 215
Philosophy$53,127—#53 of 86
Food Science and Technology—$52,806—
Nutrition Sciences$52,797$31,096#49 of 53
English Language and Literature$52,259$23,858#190 of 576
Chemistry$51,747$44,944#201 of 209
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$51,414$28,725#52 of 137
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$50,444$31,366#219 of 680
Sociology$50,249$34,092#283 of 462

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do California State University-Los Angeles industrial production technologies/technicians graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $45,287 one year after graduating and $86,970 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does California State University-Los Angeles rank for industrial production technologies/technicians?

Among 51 colleges reporting earnings for industrial production technologies/technicians graduates, California State University-Los Angeles ranks #16 by median pay four years after graduation, and #36 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is industrial production technologies/technicians at California State University-Los Angeles worth it?

Its graduates earn 8% more than the national median for industrial production technologies/technicians ($80,890), and the median federal debt at graduation is $15,967.

← All data for California State University-Los Angeles · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.