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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Technology in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

11 Ranked Colleges
530 Degrees Awarded
$13,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Industrial Technology is the 192nd most popular major in the country with 4,673 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in industrial technology/technician. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great industrial technology/technician programs and 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 Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Technology in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the #1 spot on the list. Greenville, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s industrial tech degrees to 168 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ECU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $15,844 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Industrial Tech students with aid per year to attend ECU.

Read more about Industrial Technology at East Carolina University

#3 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Louisiana University landed the #2 spot on the list. Southeastern Louisiana University is a fairly large school located in Hammond, Louisiana that handed out 53 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Southeastern also made our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Southeastern Louisiana University is $12,171 for southeast region bachelor’s degree industrial tech students with aid.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. 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.

UL Lafayette also made our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette is $12,487 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Industrial Tech students with aid.

Full UL Lafayette Industrial Technology Report

#4

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#2 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Mississippi State, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s industrial tech degrees to 49 students in 2019-2020.

Mississippi State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Mississippi State is $16,173 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Industrial Tech students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Industrial Technology at Mississippi State

#5

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky
#5 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Kentucky University landed the #5 spot on the list. Bowling Green, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s industrial tech degrees to 7 students 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 estimated yearly cost for Western Kentucky University is $11,962 for southeast region bachelor’s degree industrial tech students with aid.

Read full report on Industrial Technology at Western Kentucky University

#6

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina
#8 in overall quality

North Carolina A & T State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. North Carolina A & T State University is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees to qualified students.

NC A&T not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for North Carolina A & T State University is $10,274 for southeast region bachelor’s degree industrial tech students with aid.

Full North Carolina A & T State University Industrial Technology Report

#9 in overall quality

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This small school is located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UAPB also made our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for UAPB is $12,320 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Industrial Tech students with aid.

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#8

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
#6 in overall quality

University of Southern Mississippi did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, this fairly large public school handed out 41 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s industrial tech students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree industrial tech students with aid list, Southern Miss has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southern Miss is $14,923 for southeast region bachelor’s degree industrial tech students with aid.

Full Southern Miss Industrial Technology Report

#7 in overall quality

Northwestern State University of Louisiana did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #9. Natchitoches, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s industrial tech degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.

NSU also made our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $12,866 for southeast region bachelor’s degree industrial tech students with aid per year to attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

Full Northwestern State University of Louisiana Industrial Technology Report

#10

Jackson State University

Jackson, Mississippi
#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Jackson State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Jackson State is a medium-sized public school situated in Jackson, Mississippi. It awarded 23 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Jackson State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Jackson State University is $14,484 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Industrial Tech students with aid.

Read full report on Industrial Technology at Jackson State University

#11

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 Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #11. This small school is located in Petersburg, Virginia, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s industrial tech 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 yearly cost to attend Virginia State University is $16,970 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Industrial Tech students with aid.

Full Virginia State 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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