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

8 Ranked Colleges
151 Degrees Awarded
$14,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States 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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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

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

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Technology in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Iowa. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Northern Iowa is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 30 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees to qualified students.

UNI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $15,620 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Industrial Tech students with aid per year to attend UNI.

The low student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Industrial Technology at University of Northern Iowa

#2

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, Kansas
#2 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Pittsburg State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Pittsburg, Kansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s industrial tech degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree industrial tech students with aid list, Pitt State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Pittsburg State University is $14,436 for plains states region bachelor’s degree industrial tech students with aid.

Full Pitt State Industrial Technology Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri Southern State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Missouri Southern is a public institution located in Joplin, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri Southern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Missouri Southern State University is $9,625 for plains states region bachelor’s degree industrial tech students with aid.

Read more about Industrial Technology at Missouri Southern State University

#4

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Cloud State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s industrial tech 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. It costs about $14,267 for plains states region bachelor’s degree industrial tech students with aid per year to attend Saint Cloud State University.

Full St. Cloud State University Industrial Technology Report

#5

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, Missouri
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Missouri State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Southeast Missouri State University is located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 40 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees to qualified students.

Southeast Missouri State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Southeast Missouri State University is $12,774 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Industrial Tech students with aid.

Full Southeast Missouri State University Industrial Technology Report

#6

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri
#8 in overall quality

University of Central Missouri came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. UCM is a medium-sized school located in Warrensburg, Missouri that handed out 16 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UCM also made our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for UCM is $13,677 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Industrial Tech students with aid.

Read more about Industrial Technology at University of Central Missouri

#7

Bemidji State University

Bemidji, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

Bemidji State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Bemidji, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s industrial tech degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Bemidji State University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $15,868 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Industrial Tech students with aid per year to attend Bemidji State University.

Full Bemidji State University Industrial Technology Report

#8

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota
#4 in overall quality

University of North Dakota did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. UND is a fairly large public school situated in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It awarded 4 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UND not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UND is $15,738 for plains states region bachelor’s degree industrial tech students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Industrial Technology at UND

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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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