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2026 Best Value Industrial Technology/Technician Schools in Minnesota

[Industrial Technology/Technician](/majors/engineering-technologies/industrial-production-technology/industrial-technology-technician/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong industrial technology/technician education at a price that pays off.

For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools to find the best return on investment for industrial technology/technician students.

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• Best Value Industrial Technology/Technician Schools in Minnesota

2026 Best Value Industrial Technology/Technician Schools in Minnesota

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the industrial technology/technician degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Industrial Technology/Technician Schools

1

Saint Cloud State University
Saint Cloud, MN

$10,245 In-State Tuition & Fees

$16,084 Avg Student Debt

$55,813 Median Earnings (10yr)

Leading the list is Saint Cloud State University, our #1 best value for industrial technology/technician in Minnesota. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, Saint Cloud State University is a large public university. Students from in state pay about $10,245 in tuition and fees. Industrial Technology/technician graduates carry a median of $16,084 in student loans. Early-career industrial technology/technician graduates make about $69,616. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 95% of applicants are accepted.

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Bemidji State University
Bemidji, MN

$10,237 In-State Tuition & Fees

$25,819 Avg Student Debt

$53,755 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Bemidji State University earned it the #2 place for industrial technology/technician. Bemidji State University is a mid-sized public school located in the town of Bemidji. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $10,237. Industrial Technology/technician graduates carry a median of $25,819 in student loans. Early-career industrial technology/technician graduates make about $48,984. That is a strong return on a $25,819 median debt. Bemidji State University admits about 56% of applicants.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 5 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.