by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Kansas” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 “Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Kansas” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering technology. To top this list, a school must have a successful general engineering technology program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended 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.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Hays State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Fort Hays State University is a fairly large school located in Hays, Kansas that handed out 34 ’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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 list. Wichita State University 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.
Read more about General Engineering Technology at Wichita State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Kansas list. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 25 ’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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pittsburg State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Tech Major in Kansas list. Located in Pittsburg, Kansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified ’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
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