2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

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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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 46 industrial technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 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 Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree industrial tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

$26,172 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middle Tennessee State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Middle Tennessee State University is a large public school situated in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. It awarded 5 masters’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Middle Tennessee State University also took the #0 spot in our “Best Industrial Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Middle Tennessee State University are $26,172, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Middle Tennessee State University Industrial Technology Report

#2

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$20,662 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina A & T State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. North Carolina A & T State University is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 20 masters’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.

NC A&T not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Industrial Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NC A&T are $20,662.

Read more about Industrial Technology at NC A&T

#3

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$17,821 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Carolina University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. WCU is a fairly large school located in Cullowhee, North Carolina that handed out 10 masters’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.

WCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Industrial Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WCU are $17,821, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full WCU Industrial Technology Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Technology (Income $0-$30k)

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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