2022 Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 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 $48-$75k” ranking looked at 4 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree industrial tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Technology (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$22,648 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Iowa. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Industrial Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. UNI is a medium-sized school located in Cedar Falls, Iowa that handed out 6 masters’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UNI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Industrial Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Iowa are $22,648, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Industrial Technology at University of Northern Iowa

#2

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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Pittsburg State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Pittsburg State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Pittsburg, Kansas. It awarded 33 masters’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Industrial Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. 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 Pitt State

#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 $48-$75k list. University of North Dakota is a fairly large school located in Grand Forks, North Dakota that handed out 1 masters’s industrial tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UND not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Industrial Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UND are $18,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UND Industrial Technology Report

#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 $48-$75k list. UCM is a public institution located in Warrensburg, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCM also took the #3 spot in our “Best Industrial Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Missouri are $16,394, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Industrial Technology at University of Central Missouri

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Technology (Income $48-$75k)

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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