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2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

11 Ranked Colleges
530 Degrees Awarded
$11,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 4,673 people earned their degree in industrial technology/technician, making the major the 192nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,229 industrial technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 530 industrial technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in industrial technology/technician. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality industrial technology/technician programs that also have a lower cost than 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 industrial technology/technician program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the #1 spot on the list. East Carolina University is located in Greenville, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 168 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees to qualified students.

ECU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend East Carolina University is $11,026 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Industrial Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Industrial Technology at ECU

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Lafayette, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s industrial tech degrees to 92 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UL Lafayette, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $9,621 for southeast region bachelor’s degree industrial tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UL Lafayette.

Read full report on Industrial Technology at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeastern Louisiana University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Hammond, Louisiana, and it awarded 53 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Southeastern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Southeastern is $10,360 for southeast region bachelor’s degree industrial tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#4

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, this large public school awarded 49 degrees to qualified bachelors’s industrial tech students in 2019-2020.

Mississippi State also made our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Mississippi State University is $13,986 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Industrial Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Industrial Technology at Mississippi State University

#5

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina A & T State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC A&T, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for North Carolina A & T State University is $7,493 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Industrial Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full NC A&T Industrial Technology Report

#6

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky
#5 in overall quality

Western Kentucky University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. WKU is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Kentucky that handed out 7 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.

WKU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Western Kentucky University is $11,714 for southeast region bachelor’s degree industrial tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full WKU Industrial Technology Report

#7

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
#6 in overall quality

University of Southern Mississippi ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Hattiesburg, Mississippi is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s industrial tech degrees to 41 students in 2019-2020.

Southern Miss also took the #6 spot in our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southern Miss is $13,102 for southeast region bachelor’s degree industrial tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Industrial Technology at University of Southern Mississippi

#9 in overall quality

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UAPB is located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 35 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees to qualified students.

UAPB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UAPB is $11,207 for southeast region bachelor’s degree industrial tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Industrial Technology at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

#7 in overall quality

Northwestern State University of Louisiana ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. NSU is a fairly large public school situated in Natchitoches, Louisiana. It awarded 31 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree industrial tech students whose families make $0-$30k list, NSU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana is $11,659 for southeast region bachelor’s degree industrial tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Industrial Technology at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

#10

Virginia State University

Petersburg, Virginia
#10 in overall quality

Virginia State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #10. Virginia State is a public institution located in Petersburg, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia State is $15,586 for southeast region bachelor’s degree industrial tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#11

Jackson State University

Jackson, Mississippi
#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, Jackson State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Jackson, Mississippi is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s industrial tech degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Jackson State, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Jackson State University is $13,745 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Industrial Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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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