2026 Best Value Industrial Safety Technology/Technician Schools in the Southeast Region

[Industrial Safety Technology/Technician](/majors/engineering-technologies/quality-control-technology/industrial-safety-technology-technician/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for industrial safety technology/technician students.
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2026 Best Value Industrial Safety Technology/Technician Schools in the Southeast Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in industrial safety technology/technician, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Industrial Safety Technology/Technician Schools
Leading the list is Eastern Kentucky University, our #1 best value for industrial safety technology/technician in the Southeast Region. Located in the town of Richmond, Eastern Kentucky University is a large public university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $10,320, with out-of-state students paying around $21,230. Industrial Safety Technology/technician graduates carry a median of $34,786 in student loans. Soon after graduation, industrial safety technology/technician degree recipients from Eastern Kentucky University generally make around $71,240. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 78%.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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