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2022 Best Value Technology Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
65 Degrees Awarded
$10,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Technology Education Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Technology Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Technology Education is the 537th most popular major in the country with 671 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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 $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Technology Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree technology education students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Technology Education (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Valley City State University

Valley City, North Dakota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valley City State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Technology Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. 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 also made our “Best Technology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $8,434 for plains states region bachelor’s degree technology education students whose families make $30-$48k 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 $30-$48k list. This medium-sized school is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s technology education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree technology education students whose families make $30-$48k list, UNI has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Technology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Northern Iowa is $12,495 for plains states region bachelor’s degree technology education students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Technology Education at University of Northern Iowa

#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 $30-$48k list. Located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s technology education students in 2019-2020.

St. Cloud State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Technology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend St. Cloud State University is $11,274 for plains states region bachelor’s degree technology education students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Technology Education at Saint Cloud State University

#4

Wayne State College

Wayne, Nebraska
#3 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State College landed the #4 spot on the list. WSC is a small school located in Wayne, Nebraska that handed out 6 bachelors’s technology education degrees in 2019-2020.

WSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Technology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $11,534 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Technology Education students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Wayne State College.

Full WSC Technology Education Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fort Hays State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Technology Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Hays, Kansas, this fairly large public school awarded 27 degrees to qualified bachelors’s technology education students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FHSU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Technology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for FHSU is $9,882 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Technology Education students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Technology Education at Fort Hays State University

#6

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, Kansas
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Pittsburg State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Technology Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Pittsburg State University is a medium-sized school located in Pittsburg, Kansas that handed out 12 bachelors’s technology education degrees 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 $11,973 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Technology Education students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Pittsburg State University.

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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