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2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking.

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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 530 industrial technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

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

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

#1

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the #1 spot on the list. 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 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 University of Southern Mississippi is $14,923 for southeast region bachelor’s degree industrial tech students.

Full Southern Miss Industrial Technology Report

#2

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 that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the #2 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.

ECU also made our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for ECU is $15,844 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Industrial Tech students.

Read more about Industrial Technology at ECU

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Louisiana University landed the #3 spot on the list. Southeastern Louisiana University is a fairly large public school situated in Hammond, Louisiana. It awarded 53 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Southeastern also took the #3 spot in our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southeastern is $12,171 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Industrial Tech students.

Read more about Industrial Technology at Southeastern

#4

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree industrial tech students list, Mississippi State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mississippi State is $16,173 for southeast region bachelor’s degree industrial tech students.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Mississippi State Industrial Technology Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region 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 UL Lafayette is $12,487 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Industrial Tech students.

Read more about Industrial Technology at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

#9 in overall quality

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. UAPB is a small school located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas that handed out 35 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree industrial tech students list, UAPB has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $12,320 for southeast region bachelor’s degree industrial tech students per year to attend UAPB.

Read full report on Industrial Technology at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

#7

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, North Carolina A & T State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. North Carolina A & T State University is a fairly large school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 7 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC A&T, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for North Carolina A & T State University is $10,274 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Industrial Tech students.

Read more about Industrial Technology at North Carolina A & T State University

#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Northwestern State University of Louisiana did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northwestern State University of Louisiana is $12,866 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Industrial Tech students.

Full NSU Industrial Technology Report

#9

Jackson State University

Jackson, Mississippi
#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Jackson State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Jackson, Mississippi is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s industrial tech degrees to 23 students 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.

Full Jackson State Industrial Technology Report

#10

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky
#5 in overall quality

Western Kentucky University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.

WKU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Western Kentucky University is $11,962 for southeast region bachelor’s degree industrial tech students.

Full Western Kentucky University Industrial Technology Report

#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 ranking, coming in at #11. Virginia State University is a small school located in Petersburg, Virginia that handed out 10 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia State also took the #10 spot in our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,970 for southeast region bachelor’s degree industrial tech students per year to attend Virginia State.

Read more about Industrial Technology at Virginia State

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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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