by our College Data Analytics Team
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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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 270 industrial technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a degree in industrial technology/technician. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular industrial technology/technician programs in the United States.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree industrial tech students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Illinois University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major for a Master’s list. Eastern Illinois University is a medium-sized public school situated in Charleston, Illinois. It awarded 79 masters’s industrial tech degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major for a Master’s list. Located in Normal, Illinois, this large public school handed out 59 degrees to qualified masters’s industrial tech 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%.
Read full report on Industrial Technology at Illinois State University
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 for a Master’s list. Pittsburg State University is located in Pittsburg, Kansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 masters’s industrial tech degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 16 schools in the Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major 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 Commerce is a fairly large public school situated in Commerce, Texas. It awarded 17 masters’s industrial tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Industrial Technology at Texas A&M University - Commerce
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina A & T State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 14 masters’s industrial tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full North Carolina A & T State University Industrial Technology Report
With a ranking of #6, University of Central Missouri did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major for a Master’s list. UCM is a fairly large school located in Warrensburg, Missouri that handed out 12 masters’s industrial tech degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Idaho landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major for a Master’s ranking. U of I is a public institution located in Moscow, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Appalachian State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major for a Master’s ranking. Appalachian State University is a public institution located in Boone, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
California State University - Fresno came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major for a Master’s ranking. Fresno, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s industrial tech degrees to 11 students 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Northern Iowa did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. Cedar Falls, Iowa is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s industrial tech degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Western Carolina University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #11. Western Carolina University is a public institution located in Cullowhee, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Middle Tennessee State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major for a Master’s ranking. Located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s industrial tech students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Industrial Technology at Middle Tennessee State University
With a ranking of #13, University of North Dakota did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and it awarded 1 masters’s industrial tech degrees 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%.
With a ranking of #13, Indiana State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major for a Master’s list. Located in Terre Haute, Indiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified masters’s industrial tech students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Industrial Technology at Indiana State University
Mississippi State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #13. This large school is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, and it awarded 70 masters’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.
Buffalo State did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #13. Buffalo State is a public institution located in Buffalo, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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