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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Tech Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Manufacturing Engineering Technology is the 271st most popular major in the country with 4,812 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 708 manufacturing engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Tech Major” ranking, we looked at 45 colleges that offer a degree in manufacturing engineering technology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in manufacturing engineering technology.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The manufacturing tech school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Tech Major”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Tech Major”.
Out of the 45 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Tech Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Platteville landed the #1 spot on the list. UW - Platteville is a medium-sized school located in Platteville, Wisconsin that handed out 89 bachelors’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio Northern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Tech Major list. Ohio Northern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ada, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Ohio Northern University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Jackson College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Tech Major. Jackson College is a small school located in Jackson, Michigan that handed out 9 bachelors’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Jackson College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri Western State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Tech Major. Missouri Western State University is located in Saint Joseph, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s manufacturing tech degrees to qualified students.
Full Missouri Western State University Manufacturing Engineering Technology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Tech Major list. Oregon Institute of Technology is a small public school situated in Klamath Falls, Oregon. It awarded 10 bachelors’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Manufacturing Engineering Technology at OIT
Pennsylvania College of Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Tech Major list. This small school is located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Penn College Manufacturing Engineering Technology Report
Northern Kentucky University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Tech Major ranking, coming in at #7. NKU is a public institution located in Highland Heights, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lake Superior State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Tech Major ranking, coming in at #8. Lake Superior State University is a small public school situated in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan. It awarded 5 bachelors’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Lake Superior State University
North Carolina A & T State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Tech Major ranking. North Carolina A & T State University is a public institution located in Greensboro, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Northern Iowa did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Tech Major list. University of Northern Iowa is a medium-sized public school situated in Cedar Falls, Iowa. It awarded 24 bachelors’s manufacturing tech degrees 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%. 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 Manufacturing Engineering Technology at University of Northern Iowa
With a ranking of #11, Southwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Tech Major list. SWOSU is a small school located in Weatherford, Oklahoma that handed out 10 bachelors’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Tech Major ranking, coming in at #12. Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 97 bachelors’s manufacturing tech degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, 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 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Purdue University - Main Campus
With a ranking of #13, Murray State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Tech Major list. Murray State is located in Murray, Kentucky and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s manufacturing tech degrees to qualified students.
Full Murray State University Manufacturing Engineering Technology Report
With a ranking of #14, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Tech Major list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 124 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Texas A&M College Station Manufacturing Engineering Technology Report
Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Tech Major ranking. Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Western Kentucky University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Tech Major ranking. Western Kentucky University is a public institution located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Pittsburg State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Tech Major ranking, coming in at #17. Pitt State is located in Pittsburg, Kansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s manufacturing tech degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Pittsburg State University
Farmingdale State College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Tech Major ranking. Farmingdale State College is located in Farmingdale, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s manufacturing tech degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Farmingdale State College
University of Southern Indiana came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Tech Major ranking. USI is located in Evansville, Indiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s manufacturing tech degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Manufacturing Engineering Technology at University of Southern Indiana
Central Connecticut State University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Tech Major list. Central Connecticut State University is a medium-sized school located in New Britain, Connecticut that handed out 12 bachelors’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #21, Weber State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Tech Major list. Weber State University is a public institution located in Ogden, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Manufacturing Engineering Technology at WSU
With a ranking of #22, East Carolina University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Tech Major list. East Carolina University is a public institution located in Greenville, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Minnesota State University - Mankato came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Tech Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Mankato, Minnesota, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Full Minnesota State University - Mankato Manufacturing Engineering Technology Report
Western Michigan University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Tech Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Western Michigan University Manufacturing Engineering Technology Report
Metropolitan State University of Denver ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Manufacturing Tech Major list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this fairly large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s manufacturing tech students in 2020-2021.
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