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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region” ranking.
Engineering Technologies is the 20th most popular major in the country with 85,188 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, engineering technologies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $52,350 and had an average of $21,560 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 6,869 engineering technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,810 and $21,372 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,322 engineering technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 40 colleges that offered a degree in engineering technologies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in engineering technologies.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region”.
Out of the 40 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hamilton Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Hamilton Technical College is a private for-profit institution located in Davenport, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Hamilton Technical College
Out of the 40 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, McPherson College landed the #2 spot on the list. McPherson, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pittsburg State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region. Pitt State is a public institution located in Pittsburg, Kansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 146 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grantham University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region. Grantham University is a private for-profit institution located in Lenexa, Kansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 110 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 40 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Waldorf University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Forest City, Iowa, this small private for-profit school handed out 48 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Engineering Technologies at Waldorf University
Missouri Western State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Joseph, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
Full Missouri Western State University Engineering Technologies Report
University of Central Missouri landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Warrensburg, Missouri, and it awarded 111 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at University of Central Missouri
Missouri University of Science and Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public institution located in Rolla, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 79 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 more about Engineering Technologies at Missouri University of Science and Technology
William Penn University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Oskaloosa, Iowa, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full William Penn University Engineering Technologies Report
With a ranking of #10, Southeast Missouri State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and it awarded 70 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Southeast Missouri State University
With a ranking of #11, Wayne State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Wayne, Nebraska, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Engineering Technologies at Wayne State College
With a ranking of #12, Bemidji State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region list. Bemidji State University is a small school located in Bemidji, Minnesota that handed out 32 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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 more about Engineering Technologies at Bemidji State University
University of Northern Iowa landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, this medium-sized public school awarded 68 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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 full report on Engineering Technologies at University of Northern Iowa
Minnesota State University - Mankato ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a fairly large public school situated in Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 54 bachelors’s engineering 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%.
Read more about Engineering Technologies at Minnesota State Mankato
Ranken Technical College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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 Ranken Technical College Engineering Technologies Report
North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region ranking. North Dakota State University is a fairly large school located in Fargo, North Dakota that handed out 45 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full North Dakota State University - Main Campus Engineering Technologies Report
Kansas State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region ranking. K -State is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 77 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Saint Cloud State University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Cloud State University is a fairly large school located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota that handed out 32 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Engineering Technologies at St. Cloud State University
Iowa State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #19. Iowa State University is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 99 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, 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 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Engineering Technologies at Iowa State University
With a ranking of #20, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region list. UNL is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a large population, and it awarded 56 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Missouri Southern State University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region list. Missouri Southern is a small public school situated in Joplin, Missouri. It awarded 12 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Engineering Technologies at Missouri Southern
Northwest Missouri State University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Maryville, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Northwest Missouri State University
Fort Hays State University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Hays, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to 34 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #24, South Dakota State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region list. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school situated in Brookings, South Dakota. It awarded 20 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Engineering Technologies at South Dakota State
Wichita State University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Wichita, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
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