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2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
216 Degrees Awarded
$14,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 Southwest region, there were 758 industrial technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 216 industrial technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The industrial tech school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree industrial tech students with aid.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Technology in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Lamar University landed the #1 spot on the list. Lamar University is a public institution located in Beaumont, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Lamar University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $12,311 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Industrial Tech students with aid per year to attend Lamar University.

Full Lamar University Industrial Technology Report

#2

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Tarleton State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Tarleton is a fairly large school located in Stephenville, Texas that handed out 51 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Tarleton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Tarleton State University is $18,979 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Industrial Tech students with aid.

Read more about Industrial Technology at Tarleton

#3

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Sam Houston State University is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SHSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Sam Houston State University is $14,617 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Industrial Tech students with aid.

Read more about Industrial Technology at SHSU

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Tyler. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. UT Tyler is a medium-sized school located in Tyler, Texas that handed out 35 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Tyler did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $10,974 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Industrial Tech students with aid per year to attend The University of Texas at Tyler.

Full The University of Texas at Tyler Industrial Technology Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Commerce, Texas, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Commerce not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M Commerce is $13,017 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Industrial Tech students with aid.

Full Texas A&M University - Commerce Industrial Technology Report

#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized public school situated in Kingsville, Texas. It awarded 33 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Kingsville not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville is $13,778 for southwest region bachelor’s degree industrial tech students with aid.

Full Texas A&M University - Kingsville Industrial Technology Report

#7

Texas Southern University

Houston, Texas
#7 in overall quality

Texas Southern University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s industrial tech students in 2019-2020.

TSU also took the #7 spot in our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Southern University is $19,430 for southwest region bachelor’s degree industrial tech students with aid.

Read full report on Industrial Technology at TSU

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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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