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

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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.

This year’s “Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the industrial technology/technician program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree industrial tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Technology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$20,662 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina A & T State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 20 degrees to qualified masters’s industrial tech students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC A&T, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Industrial Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC A&T are $20,662, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Industrial Technology at NC A&T

#2

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

$26,172 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Middle Tennessee State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s industrial tech students in 2019-2020.

Middle Tennessee State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 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 Middle Tennessee State University are $26,172.

Read full report on Industrial Technology at Middle Tennessee State University

#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 $30-$48k. WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s industrial tech degrees to qualified students.

WCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Industrial Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Carolina University are $17,821, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Industrial Technology at Western Carolina University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Technology (Income $30-$48k)

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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