by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 4,540 people earned their degree in industrial technology/technician, making the major the 217th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 420 industrial technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 144 industrial technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in industrial technology/technician. To top this list, a school must have a successful industrial technology/technician program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree industrial tech students.
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Missouri State University landed the #1 spot on the list. 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.
Read full report on Industrial Technology at Southeast Missouri State University
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Northern Iowa is a medium-sized school located in Cedar Falls, Iowa that handed out 26 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Northern Iowa Industrial Technology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pittsburg State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s 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 24 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Industrial Technology at Pittsburg State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Cloud State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school situated in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. It awarded 21 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Industrial Technology at St. Cloud State University
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Missouri landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Warrensburg, Missouri, this fairly large public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s industrial tech students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Industrial Technology at University of Central Missouri
Missouri Southern State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Joplin, Missouri, this small public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s industrial tech students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Industrial Technology at Missouri Southern State University
Bemidji State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Bemidji State University is a small school located in Bemidji, Minnesota that handed out 6 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.
William Penn University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Oskaloosa, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s industrial tech degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Industrial Technology at William Penn University
University of North Dakota landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s industrial tech students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
Black Hills State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Spearfish, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s industrial tech degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Winona, Minnesota. It awarded 0 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
Upper Iowa University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Upper Iowa University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fayette, Iowa. It awarded 0 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #11. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s industrial tech degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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