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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Manufacturing Engineering Technology (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
86 Degrees Awarded
$16,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 5,052 people earned their degree in manufacturing engineering technology, making the major the 258th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 490 manufacturing engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 86 manufacturing engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in manufacturing engineering technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality manufacturing engineering technology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the manufacturing engineering technology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Manufacturing Engineering Technology (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNI, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Northern Iowa is $17,467 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Manufacturing Engineering Technology at University of Northern Iowa

#2

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, Kansas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pittsburg State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Pittsburg, Kansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s manufacturing tech students in 2019-2020.

Pitt State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Pittsburg State University is $16,826 for plains states region bachelor’s degree manufacturing tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Pittsburg State University Manufacturing Engineering Technology Report

#3

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Cloud State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large school located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota that handed out 12 bachelors’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at St. Cloud State University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $17,307 for plains states region bachelor’s degree manufacturing tech students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Saint Cloud State University.

Read full report on Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Saint Cloud State University

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school situated in Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 24 bachelors’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Minnesota State Mankato is $18,312 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Minnesota State University - Mankato

#5

Missouri Western State University

Saint Joseph, Missouri
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri Western State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Missouri Western is a small school located in Saint Joseph, Missouri that handed out 8 bachelors’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree manufacturing tech students whose families make $75-$110k list, Missouri Western has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $14,235 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Missouri Western.

Read more about Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Missouri Western

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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