2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Industrial Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 4,673 people earned their degree in industrial technology/technician, making the major the 192nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 1,102 industrial technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1 industrial technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

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

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the industrial technology/technician program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree industrial tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

California State University - Fresno

Fresno, California

#1 in overall quality

$17,581 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fresno. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. California State University - Fresno is a public institution located in Fresno, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Fresno State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Industrial Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fresno State are $17,581, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Fresno State Industrial Technology Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Technology (Income $0-$30k)

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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