2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Quality Control Technology (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Quality Control Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 4,307 people earned their degree in quality control technology, making the major the 149th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, quality control technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $55,012 and had an average of $21,802 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 418 quality control technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,250 and $16,253 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 28 quality control technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Quality Control Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in quality control technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality quality control technology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the quality control technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Quality Control Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Quality Control Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Quality Control Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Quality Control Technology (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota

$12,904 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Cloud State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Quality Control Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Saint Cloud, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s quality control tech degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at St. Cloud State University, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Quality Control Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at St. Cloud State University are $12,904, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Quality Control Technology at St. Cloud State University

#2

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$16,394 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$67,660 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Quality Control Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Missouri landed the #2 spot on the list. Warrensburg, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s quality control tech degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCM, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Quality Control Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Missouri are $16,394, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Quality Control Technology at University of Central Missouri

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Quality Control Technology (Income $30-$48k)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Gina Collecchia.

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