2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Technology (Income $0-$30k) in North Carolina

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 North Carolina, there were 316 industrial technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 41 industrial technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in industrial technology/technician. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent industrial technology/technician programs, but they also 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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Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Technology (Income $0-$30k) in North Carolina

#1

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$20,662 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina A & T State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 20 masters’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.

NC A&T did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Industrial Technology Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina A & T State University are $20,662.

Full North Carolina A & T State University Industrial Technology Report

#2

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$17,821 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Carolina University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, and it awarded 10 masters’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.

WCU also made our “Best Industrial Technology Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at WCU are $17,821, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Industrial Technology at WCU

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