2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Technology Education
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In 2019-2020, 671 people earned their degree in technology education, making the major the 537th most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 256 technology education graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Technology Education Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 30 colleges that offered a degree in technology education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great technology education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the technology education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Technology Education Schools for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Technology Education Schools for a Bachelor’s.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Technology Education
Out of the 30 schools in the Best Value Technology Education Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Valley City State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Valley City, North Dakota, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s technology education degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree technology education students list, Valley City State University has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Technology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Valley City State University is $11,981 for bachelor’s degree technology education students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayne State College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Technology Education Schools for a Bachelor’s. Located in Wayne, Nebraska, this small public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s technology education students in 2019-2020.
WSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Technology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Wayne State College is $13,765 for Bachelor’s Degree Technology Education students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Stout. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Technology Education Schools for a Bachelor’s. Located in Menomonie, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s technology education students in 2019-2020.
UW - Stout not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Technology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Stout is $15,839 for bachelor’s degree technology education students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Platteville. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Technology Education Schools for a Bachelor’s. UW - Platteville is located in Platteville, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s technology education degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree technology education students list, UW - Platteville has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Technology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $15,718 for Bachelor’s Degree Technology Education students per year to attend University of Wisconsin - Platteville.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Iowa. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Technology Education Schools for a Bachelor’s. Located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, this medium-sized public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s technology education students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNI, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Technology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Northern Iowa is $15,620 for bachelor’s degree technology education students.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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Fort Hays State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Technology Education Schools for a Bachelor’s 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Technology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $12,053 for Bachelor’s Degree Technology Education students per year to attend FHSU.
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Saint Cloud State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Technology Education Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, this fairly large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s technology education students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at St. Cloud State University, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Technology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $14,267 for Bachelor’s Degree Technology Education students per year to attend Saint Cloud State University.
With a ranking of #8, University of Wyoming did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Technology Education Schools for a Bachelor’s list. UW is a fairly large public school situated in Laramie, Wyoming. It awarded 2 bachelors’s technology education degrees in 2019-2020.
UW also made our “Best Technology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #11. It costs about $12,159 for Bachelor’s Degree Technology Education students per year to attend University of Wyoming.
The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
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Illinois State University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Technology Education Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Normal, Illinois, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s technology education degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Illinois State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Technology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Illinois State University is $20,895 for Bachelor’s Degree Technology Education students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Pittsburg State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Technology Education Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Pittsburg, Kansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s technology education students in 2019-2020.
Pitt State also made our “Best Technology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #15. The yearly cost to attend Pitt State is $14,436 for bachelor’s degree technology education students.
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Fitchburg State University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Technology Education Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Fitchburg State University is located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s technology education degrees to qualified students.
Fitchburg State also took the #18 spot in our “Best Technology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $16,001 for bachelor’s degree technology education students per year to attend Fitchburg State.
Westfield State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Technology Education Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #12. Westfield is a medium-sized public school situated in Westfield, Massachusetts. It awarded 2 bachelors’s technology education degrees in 2019-2020.
Westfield did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best Technology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Westfield State University is $19,167 for Bachelor’s Degree Technology Education students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 ranking of #13, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Technology Education Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s technology education degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Purdue, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Technology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Purdue University - Main Campus is $13,986 for bachelor’s degree technology education students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Utah State University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Technology Education Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. USU is a large public school situated in Logan, Utah. It awarded 3 bachelors’s technology education degrees in 2019-2020.
USU also took the #20 spot in our “Best Technology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Utah State University is $13,634 for bachelor’s degree technology education students.
The College of New Jersey did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Technology Education Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Ewing, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s technology education students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree technology education students list, TCNJ has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Technology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for TCNJ is $27,541 for Bachelor’s Degree Technology Education students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
SUNY Oswego landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Technology Education Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Oswego, New York, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s technology education degrees in 2019-2020.
SUNY Oswego also made our “Best Technology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #14. It costs about $15,665 for bachelor’s degree technology education students per year to attend SUNY Oswego.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
North Carolina State University landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Technology Education Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. NC State is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Technology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend North Carolina State University is $16,458 for bachelor’s degree technology education students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
California University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Technology Education Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #18. Located in California, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s technology education students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Cal U is $18,154 for bachelor’s degree technology education students.
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Indiana State University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Technology Education Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Terre Haute, Indiana, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s technology education degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Indiana State, the school also landed the #23 spot in our “Best Technology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $13,896 for bachelor’s degree technology education students per year to attend Indiana State University.
Central Connecticut State University landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Technology Education Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. CCSU is a public institution located in New Britain, Connecticut. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
CCSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Technology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Central Connecticut State University is $16,158 for bachelor’s degree technology education students.
California State University - Los Angeles came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Technology Education Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Cal State LA is a large public school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 37 bachelors’s technology education degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree technology education students list, Cal State LA has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best Technology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Cal State LA is $2,768 for bachelor’s degree technology education students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Buffalo State ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Technology Education Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s technology education degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Buffalo State is $12,960 for Bachelor’s Degree Technology Education students.
Rhode Island College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Technology Education Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s technology education degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
RIC also made our “Best Technology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #21. It costs about $10,922 for bachelor’s degree technology education students per year to attend Rhode Island College.
With a ranking of #24, Viterbo University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Technology Education Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in La Crosse, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s technology education students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Viterbo, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Technology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Viterbo University is $19,992 for Bachelor’s Degree Technology Education students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #25, University of Southern Maine did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Technology Education Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of Southern Maine is located in Portland, Maine and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s technology education degrees to qualified students.
University of Southern Maine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #25 on our “Best Technology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Southern Maine is $12,339 for Bachelor’s Degree Technology Education students.
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- 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%.
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- *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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