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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Plains States region, there were 386 industrial technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 53 industrial technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Technology (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$19,320 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Pittsburg State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Pitt State is a medium-sized school located in Pittsburg, Kansas that handed out 33 masters’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Industrial Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pitt State are $19,320, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Industrial Technology at Pittsburg State University

#2

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$22,648 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Northern Iowa is a medium-sized public school situated in Cedar Falls, Iowa. It awarded 6 masters’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UNI also made our “Best Industrial Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Iowa are $22,648, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNI Industrial Technology Report

#3

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota

$18,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s industrial tech students in 2019-2020.

UND did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Industrial Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Dakota are $18,326.

Read full report on Industrial Technology at UND

#4

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri

#3 in overall quality

$16,394 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Missouri. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Central Missouri is a medium-sized public school situated in Warrensburg, Missouri. It awarded 13 masters’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UCM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Industrial Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCM are $16,394, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Industrial Technology at UCM

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Technology (Income $30-$48k)

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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