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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

8 Ranked Colleges
151 Degrees Awarded
$10,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Industrial Technology is the 192nd most popular major in the country with 4,673 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 386 industrial technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 151 industrial technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in industrial technology/technician. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality industrial technology/technician programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Industrial Tech 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 industrial tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Iowa. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree industrial tech students whose families make $0-$30k list, UNI has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $10,757 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Industrial Tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Northern Iowa.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UNI Industrial Technology Report

#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 Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Pitt State is a medium-sized public school situated in Pittsburg, Kansas. It awarded 12 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt State also made our “Best Industrial 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 industrial tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Pitt State.

Read full report on Industrial Technology at Pittsburg State University

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri Southern State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Joplin, Missouri, this medium-sized public school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s industrial tech students in 2019-2020.

Missouri Southern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Missouri Southern is $7,882 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Industrial Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Industrial Technology at Missouri Southern State University

#4

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Cloud State University landed the #4 spot on the list. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large school located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota that handed out 19 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Cloud State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for St. Cloud State University is $10,688 for plains states region bachelor’s degree industrial tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Industrial Technology at St. Cloud State University

#5

Bemidji State University

Bemidji, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bemidji State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Bemidji State University is a small public school situated in Bemidji, Minnesota. It awarded 6 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree industrial tech students whose families make $0-$30k list, Bemidji State University has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Bemidji State University is $10,632 for plains states region bachelor’s degree industrial tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Industrial Technology at Bemidji State University

#6

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, Missouri
#6 in overall quality

Southeast Missouri State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Southeast Missouri State University is located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 40 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree industrial tech students whose families make $0-$30k list, Southeast Missouri State University has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $9,092 for plains states region bachelor’s degree industrial tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Southeast Missouri State University.

Read more about Industrial Technology at Southeast Missouri State University

#7

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Central Missouri did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Warrensburg, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s industrial tech degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

UCM also made our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend University of Central Missouri is $10,608 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Industrial Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full University of Central Missouri Industrial Technology Report

#8

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota
#4 in overall quality

University of North Dakota ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UND is a public institution located in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UND not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of North Dakota is $11,092 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Industrial Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Industrial Technology at UND

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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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