by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Industrial Technology is the 217th most popular major in the country with 4,540 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 420 industrial technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 61 industrial technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pittsburg State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Located in Pittsburg, Kansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 43 degrees to qualified masters’s industrial tech students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Industrial Technology at Pittsburg State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Missouri. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s. University of Central Missouri is a public institution located in Warrensburg, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Iowa. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and it awarded 6 masters’s industrial tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Industrial Tech Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the #4 spot on the list. University of North Dakota is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s industrial tech degrees to qualified 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%.
Read full report on Industrial Technology at University of North Dakota
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