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

1 Ranked Colleges
26 Degrees Awarded
$19,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Engineering Technology is the 155th most popular major in the country with 4,195 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $49,903 and had an average of $20,609 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 247 general engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,950 and $23,106 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 26 general engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general engineering technology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

The engineering tech school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree engineering tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Technology (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, Kansas
#1 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 #1 for the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Pitt State is a medium-sized school located in Pittsburg, Kansas that handed out 26 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pittsburg State University are $19,320, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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