by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Kansas for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 4,676 people earned their degree in general engineering technology, making the major the 156th most popular in the United States. 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. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 78 general engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,562 and $28,681 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Kansas for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular general engineering technology programs in the United States.
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The engineering tech school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Kansas for a Bachelor’s”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Kansas for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fort Hays State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Kansas for a Bachelor’s list. FHSU is a fairly large public school situated in Hays, Kansas. It awarded 34 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering Technology at Fort Hays State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Kansas for a Bachelor’s list. Wichita State University is a fairly large school located in Wichita, Kansas that handed out 28 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Wichita State University General Engineering Technology Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Kansas for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on General Engineering Technology at Kansas State University
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