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2023 Most Focused Colleges for General Engineering Technology in the Plains States Region

15 Ranked Colleges
251 Degrees Awarded
$24,000 Avg Cost*
Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Engineering Technology is the 156th most popular major in the country with 4,676 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $53,419 and had an average of $23,567 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 251 general engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,632 and $26,530 respectively.

This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering technology. That schools that top this list have a program in general engineering technology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region”.

Top 15 Most Focused Colleges for General Engineering Technology in the Plains States Region

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Bemidji State University
Bemidji, Minnesota

Out of the 15 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bemidji State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Bemidji, Minnesota, and it awarded 25 ’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeast Missouri State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region. This medium-sized school is located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and it awarded 29 ’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Southeast Missouri State University General Engineering Technology Report

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Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg, Kansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pittsburg State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region. Pittsburg State University is a medium-sized school located in Pittsburg, Kansas that handed out 20 ’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

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Dordt University
Sioux Center, Iowa

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dordt University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Sioux Center, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified ’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fort Hays State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region. Hays, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s engineering tech degrees to 34 students in 2020-2021.

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Wichita State University
Wichita, Kansas

With a ranking of #6, Wichita State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region list. WSU is a fairly large public school situated in Wichita, Kansas. It awarded 28 ’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Wichita State University General Engineering Technology Report

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University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, Missouri

University of Central Missouri ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Central Missouri is a fairly large school located in Warrensburg, Missouri that handed out 37 ’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #8, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Rapid City, South Dakota, this small public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified ’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Bismarck State College
Bismarck, North Dakota

Bismarck State College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region list. Bismarck State College is a small school located in Bismarck, North Dakota that handed out 6 ’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #10, Iowa Central Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region list. Iowa Central Community College is a public institution located in Fort Dodge, Iowa. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Iowa Central Community College General Engineering Technology Report

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Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region list. Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City is a public institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 29 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Engineering Technology at MCC

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Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas

Kansas State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region ranking. K -State is a large public school situated in Manhattan, Kansas. It awarded 25 ’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Lincoln University
Jefferson City, Missouri

Lincoln University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Jefferson City, Missouri, this small public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified ’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.

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Century College
White Bear Lake, Minnesota

With a ranking of #14, Century College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region list. White Bear Lake, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s engineering tech degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

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Saint Louis Community College
Saint Louis, Missouri

Saint Louis Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified ’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.

Full Saint Louis Community College General Engineering Technology Report

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