2023 Most Popular Colleges for Nanotechnology in the Plains States Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Nanotech Major in the Plains States Region” ranking.

Nanotechnology is the 340th most popular major in the country with 114 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, nanotechnology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $0 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 2 nanotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Nanotech Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in nanotechnology. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in nanotechnology.

Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Well Attended Nanotech Major in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region nanotech students.

Top 2 Most Popular Colleges for Nanotechnology in the Plains States Region

1

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Rapid City, South Dakota

$64,929 Average Early-Career Earnings

$28,357 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Nanotech Major in the Plains States Region list. SD Mines is a small public school situated in Rapid City, South Dakota. It awarded 2 ’s nanotech degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Nanotechnology at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

2

Dakota County Technical College
Rosemount, Minnesota

$46,125 Average Early-Career Earnings

$13,918 Average Student Debt

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dakota County Technical College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Nanotech Major in the Plains States Region. Dakota County Technical College is a small public school situated in Rosemount, Minnesota. It awarded 0 ’s nanotech degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Nanotechnology at DCTC

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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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.

Credits

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