by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 4,540 people earned their degree in industrial technology/technician, making the major the 217th most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,578 industrial technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 72 colleges that offered a degree in industrial technology/technician. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in industrial technology/technician.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major for a Bachelor’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree industrial tech students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major for a Bachelor’s list. ECU is a large public school situated in Greenville, North Carolina. It awarded 179 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major for a Bachelor’s list. UL Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 94 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Industrial Technology at University of Louisiana at Lafayette
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major for a Bachelor’s. Purdue is a public institution located in West Lafayette, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 85 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major for a Bachelor’s. Carbondale, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s industrial tech degrees to 84 students in 2020-2021.
Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale Industrial Technology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, and it awarded 70 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
San Jose State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major for a Bachelor’s list. San Jose State is a large public school situated in San Jose, California. It awarded 63 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 more about Industrial Technology at San Jose State University
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in San Luis Obispo, California, and it awarded 59 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
With a ranking of #8, University of Southern Mississippi did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, this fairly large public school awarded 55 degrees to qualified bachelors’s industrial tech students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Industrial Technology at University of Southern Mississippi
Tarleton State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Stephenville, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 50 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s industrial tech students in 2020-2021.
Southeastern Louisiana University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Hammond, Louisiana, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Industrial Technology at Southeastern Louisiana University
California State University - Fresno came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Fresno, California, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
With a ranking of #12, Vincennes University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major for a Bachelor’s list. Vincennes University is a public institution located in Vincennes, Indiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Ferris State University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Big Rapids, Michigan, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Kingsville, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 44 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s industrial tech students in 2020-2021.
Full Texas A&M University - Kingsville Industrial Technology Report
Lamar University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Beaumont, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 41 degrees to qualified bachelors’s industrial tech students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Industrial Technology at Lamar University
The University of Texas at Tyler ranked #16 on this year’s Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major for a Bachelor’s list. UT Tyler is located in Tyler, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Southeast Missouri State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized school located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri that handed out 34 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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California State University - Los Angeles landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s industrial tech degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Northwestern State University of Louisiana did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #19. NSU is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #19, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Odessa, Texas, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full The University of Texas of the Permian Basin Industrial Technology Report
With a ranking of #21, Farmingdale State College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major for a Bachelor’s list. SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is a medium-sized school located in Farmingdale, New York that handed out 28 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
Read full report on Industrial Technology at Farmingdale State College
Fitchburg State University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school awarded 28 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s industrial tech students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Read full report on Industrial Technology at Fitchburg State
University of Northern Iowa landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. UNI is a public institution located in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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.
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is a public institution located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Industrial Technology at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
University of Dayton came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Dayton is located in Dayton, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Pittsburg State University ranked #25 on this year’s Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major for a Bachelor’s list. Pitt State is located in Pittsburg, Kansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees to qualified students.
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