by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Tech Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Industrial Technology is the 217th most popular major in the country with 4,134 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,151 industrial technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 471 industrial technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,436 and $23,790 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Tech Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 16 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in industrial technology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in industrial technology.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The industrial tech school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Tech Major in the Southeast Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Tech Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Tech Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi Valley State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Tech Major in the Southeast Region list. Mississippi Valley State University is a small public school situated in Itta Bena, Mississippi. It awarded 11 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Industrial Technology at Mississippi Valley State University
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Tech Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the #3 spot on the list. UL Lafayette is a public institution located in Lafayette, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 59 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Tech Major in the Southeast Region. East Carolina University is a large public school situated in Greenville, North Carolina. It awarded 179 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern Louisiana University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Tech Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Hammond, Louisiana, this fairly large public school awarded 37 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s industrial tech students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Southern Mississippi came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Tech Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Northwestern State University of Louisiana ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Tech Major in the Southeast Region list. NSU is a medium-sized school located in Natchitoches, Louisiana that handed out 17 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Mississippi State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Tech Major in the Southeast Region list. Mississippi State University is a public institution located in Mississippi State, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Industrial Technology at Mississippi State University
Jackson State University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Tech Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Jackson, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s industrial tech students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Virginia State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Tech Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Petersburg, Virginia, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Industrial Technology at Virginia State University
With a ranking of #11, West Virginia University Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Tech Major in the Southeast Region list. West Virginia University Tech is a small public school situated in Beckley, West Virginia. It awarded 0 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Industrial Technology at West Virginia University Institute of Technology
With a ranking of #12, Western Kentucky University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Tech Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
North Carolina A & T State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Tech Major in the Southeast Region ranking. NC A&T is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 1 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #14, University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Tech Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s industrial tech students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Industrial Technology at University of North Carolina at Charlotte
South Carolina State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Tech Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. South Carolina State University is a public institution located in Orangeburg, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Industrial Technology at South Carolina State University
Southern Adventist University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Industrial Tech Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Collegedale, Tennessee, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s industrial tech degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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