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2022 Best Value Technology Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
65 Degrees Awarded
$9,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Technology Education Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Technology Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 671 people earned their degree in technology education, making the major the 537th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 112 technology education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 65 technology education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Technology Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in technology education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent technology education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the technology education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Technology Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Technology Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Technology Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Valley City State University

Valley City, North Dakota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Valley City State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Technology Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This small school is located in Valley City, North Dakota, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s technology education degrees in 2019-2020.

Valley City State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Technology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $7,026 for plains states region bachelor’s degree technology education students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Valley City State University.

Read more about Technology Education at Valley City State University

#2

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Iowa. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Technology Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, this medium-sized public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s technology education students in 2019-2020.

UNI also made our “Best Technology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $10,757 for plains states region bachelor’s degree technology education students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Northern Iowa.

The low student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#3

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Cloud State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Technology Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. St. Cloud State University is a public institution located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at St. Cloud State University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Technology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $10,688 for plains states region bachelor’s degree technology education students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend St. Cloud State University.

Full St. Cloud State University Technology Education Report

#4

Wayne State College

Wayne, Nebraska
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayne State College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Technology Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Wayne, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s technology education degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WSC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Technology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Wayne State College is $10,333 for plains states region bachelor’s degree technology education students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Wayne State College Technology Education Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Technology Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Hays State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Hays, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s technology education degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

FHSU also made our “Best Technology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Fort Hays State University is $9,464 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Technology Education students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Fort Hays State University Technology Education Report

#6

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, Kansas
#6 in overall quality

Pittsburg State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Technology Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Pittsburg, Kansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s technology education degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

Pitt State also took the #6 spot in our “Best Technology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $10,638 for plains states region bachelor’s degree technology education students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Pitt State.

Read more about Technology Education at Pittsburg State University

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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