2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Master’s
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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.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 262 industrial technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in industrial technology/technician. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality industrial technology/technician programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the industrial technology/technician program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree industrial tech students.
Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Technology
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Normal, Illinois, this large public school handed out 54 diplomas to qualified masters’s industrial tech students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree industrial tech students list, Illinois State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Industrial Technology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois State are $11,069, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pittsburg State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Master’s. Pitt State is located in Pittsburg, Kansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 masters’s industrial tech degrees to qualified students.
Pitt State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Industrial Technology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pitt State are $19,320.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Iowa. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Master’s. UNI is a medium-sized school located in Cedar Falls, Iowa that handed out 6 masters’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.
UNI also made our “Best Industrial Technology Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Iowa are $22,648, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on Industrial Technology at University of Northern Iowa
Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - Commerce is a fairly large public school situated in Commerce, Texas. It awarded 18 masters’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M Commerce also took the #5 spot in our “Best Industrial Technology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Commerce are $14,549, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Illinois University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Master’s. EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 77 masters’s industrial tech degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our master’s degree industrial tech students list, EIU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Industrial Technology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Illinois University are $20,761.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Central Missouri did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Master’s list. University of Central Missouri is located in Warrensburg, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s industrial tech degrees to qualified students.
UCM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Industrial Technology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCM are $16,394, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #7, North Carolina A & T State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Master’s list. NC A&T is a fairly large school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 20 masters’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.
NC A&T also took the #6 spot in our “Best Industrial Technology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NC A&T are $20,662.
With a ranking of #8, University of North Dakota did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Master’s list. UND is a fairly large public school situated in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It awarded 1 masters’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UND, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Industrial Technology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UND are $18,326.
Read full report on Industrial Technology at University of North Dakota
With a ranking of #9, California State University - Fresno did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Master’s list. Fresno, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s industrial tech degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Fresno State, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Industrial Technology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Fresno are $17,581.
Western Carolina University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Master’s ranking. 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Industrial Technology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WCU are $17,821.
Full Western Carolina University Industrial Technology Report
Middle Tennessee State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #11. Middle Tennessee State University is a large school located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee that handed out 5 masters’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.
Middle Tennessee State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Industrial Technology Master’s Degree Schools” 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.
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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%.
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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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