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2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

8 Ranked Colleges
151 Degrees Awarded
$11,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Plains States region, there were 386 industrial technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 151 industrial technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in industrial technology/technician. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent industrial technology/technician programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the industrial technology/technician program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Technology (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UNI also made our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for University of Northern Iowa is $12,495 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Industrial Tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Northern Iowa Industrial Technology Report

#2

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, Kansas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pittsburg State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Pitt State is a public institution located in Pittsburg, Kansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Pittsburg State University is $11,973 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Industrial Tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Industrial Technology at Pitt State

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri Southern State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Missouri Southern is located in Joplin, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees to qualified students.

Missouri Southern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Missouri Southern is $8,416 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Industrial Tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Industrial Technology at Missouri Southern State University

#4

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Cloud State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Saint Cloud State University is a public institution located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Cloud State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for St. Cloud State University is $11,274 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Industrial Tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Industrial Technology at Saint Cloud State University

#5

Bemidji State University

Bemidji, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bemidji State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Bemidji, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s industrial tech students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree industrial tech students whose families make $30-$48k list, Bemidji State University has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $11,658 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Industrial Tech students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Bemidji State University.

Read full report on Industrial Technology at Bemidji State University

#6

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, Missouri
#6 in overall quality

Southeast Missouri State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, this fairly large public school awarded 40 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s industrial tech students in 2019-2020.

Southeast Missouri State University also made our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Southeast Missouri State University is $10,217 for plains states region bachelor’s degree industrial tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Southeast Missouri State University Industrial Technology Report

#7

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota
#4 in overall quality

University of North Dakota came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of North Dakota is a fairly large public school situated in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It awarded 4 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UND also made our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Dakota is $11,916 for plains states region bachelor’s degree industrial tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.

Full University of North Dakota Industrial Technology Report

#8

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri
#8 in overall quality

University of Central Missouri came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of Central Missouri is a medium-sized school located in Warrensburg, Missouri that handed out 16 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UCM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Central Missouri is $12,022 for plains states region bachelor’s degree industrial tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full University of Central Missouri Industrial Technology Report

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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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