by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Kansas” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Kansas, there were 107 general engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,392 and $22,035 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Kansas” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Kansas” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for kansas engineering tech students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pittsburg State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Kansas list. Pitt State is a medium-sized public school situated in Pittsburg, Kansas. It awarded 20 ’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Engineering Technology at Pittsburg State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fort Hays State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Kansas. Located in Hays, Kansas, this fairly large public school handed out 34 diplomas to qualified ’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering Technology at Fort Hays State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wichita State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Kansas. WSU is located in Wichita, Kansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 ’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Kansas. K -State is a large school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 25 ’s engineering tech degrees 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%. 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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