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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
136 Degrees Awarded
$14,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology is the 153rd most popular major in the country with 6,597 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 722 electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 136 electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician 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 electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

Missouri Western State University

Saint Joseph, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri Western State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Saint Joseph, Missouri, this small public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s electrical technology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree electrical technology students with aid list, Missouri Western has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Missouri Western is $10,958 for plains states region bachelor’s degree electrical technology students with aid.

Full Missouri Western State University Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Report

#2

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, Kansas
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Pittsburg State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Pittsburg State University is a medium-sized school located in Pittsburg, Kansas that handed out 8 bachelors’s electrical technology degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Pittsburg State University is $14,436 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Electrical Technology students with aid.

Full Pittsburg State University Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, this fairly large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s electrical technology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Minnesota State Mankato, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato is $16,221 for plains states region bachelor’s degree electrical technology students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Minnesota State Mankato Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Report

#4

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #4 spot on the list. South Dakota State is a public institution located in Brookings, South Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for South Dakota State University is $19,252 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Electrical Technology students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology at South Dakota State

#5

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Missouri. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. UCM is a medium-sized public school situated in Warrensburg, Missouri. It awarded 1 bachelors’s electrical technology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree electrical technology students with aid list, UCM has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UCM is $13,677 for plains states region bachelor’s degree electrical technology students with aid.

Full UCM Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Report

#6

Grantham University

Lenexa, Kansas
#6 in overall quality

Grantham University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. This medium-sized school is located in Lenexa, Kansas, and it awarded 72 bachelors’s electrical technology degrees in 2019-2020.

Grantham University also took the #6 spot in our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $8,409 for plains states region bachelor’s degree electrical technology students with aid per year to attend Grantham University.

Full Grantham University Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Report

#7

Hamilton Technical College

Davenport, Iowa
#7 in overall quality

Hamilton Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Hamilton Technical College is a small school located in Davenport, Iowa that handed out 23 bachelors’s electrical technology degrees in 2019-2020.

Hamilton Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Hamilton Technical College is $19,640 for plains states region bachelor’s degree electrical technology students with aid.

Full Hamilton Technical College Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Report

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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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