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2022 Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
136 Degrees Awarded
$11,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 6,597 people earned their degree in electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician, making the major the 153rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 722 electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 136 electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree electrical technology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Missouri Western State University

Saint Joseph, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri Western State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Saint Joseph, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s electrical technology degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Missouri Western not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Missouri Western is $8,762 for plains states region bachelor’s degree electrical technology students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, Kansas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pittsburg State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This medium-sized school is located in Pittsburg, Kansas, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s electrical technology degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt State also made our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $10,638 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Electrical Technology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Pitt State.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Minnesota State University - Mankato is located in Mankato, Minnesota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s electrical technology degrees to qualified students.

Minnesota State Mankato also took the #3 spot in our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $11,057 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Electrical Technology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#4

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. South Dakota State University is a public institution located in Brookings, South Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend South Dakota State is $15,285 for plains states region bachelor’s degree electrical technology students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.

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#5

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Missouri landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Central Missouri is a medium-sized school located in Warrensburg, Missouri that handed out 1 bachelors’s electrical technology degrees in 2019-2020.

UCM also made our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend UCM is $10,608 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Electrical Technology students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#6

Grantham University

Lenexa, Kansas
#6 in overall quality

Grantham University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Lenexa, Kansas, and it awarded 72 bachelors’s electrical technology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree electrical technology students whose families make $0-$30k list, Grantham University has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Grantham University is $8,234 for plains states region bachelor’s degree electrical technology students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#7

Hamilton Technical College

Davenport, Iowa
#7 in overall quality

Hamilton Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. Hamilton Technical College is a small private for-profit school situated in Davenport, Iowa. It awarded 23 bachelors’s electrical technology degrees in 2019-2020.

Hamilton Technical College also took the #7 spot in our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Hamilton Technical College is $18,793 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Electrical Technology students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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

  • *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.

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