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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Technology (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
148 Degrees Awarded
$17,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 4,195 people earned their degree in general engineering technology, making the major the 155th most popular in the United States. 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 148 general engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general engineering 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 general engineering technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Technology (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Missouri. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UCM is located in Warrensburg, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 36 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCM, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UCM is $15,874 for plains states region bachelor’s degree engineering tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#2

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeast Missouri State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This fairly large school is located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Southeast Missouri State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Southeast Missouri State University is $15,985 for plains states region bachelor’s degree engineering tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#3

Bemidji State University

Bemidji, Minnesota

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Bemidji State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Bemidji State University is a small school located in Bemidji, Minnesota that handed out 19 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bemidji State University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Bemidji State University is $18,280 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#4

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wichita State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Wichita, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to 39 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree engineering tech students whose families make $75-$110k list, WSU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Wichita State University is $16,620 for plains states region bachelor’s degree engineering tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State also made our “Best General Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend K -State is $19,892 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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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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