2023 Most Focused Colleges for Industrial Technology in the New England Region
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Industrial Technology is the 217th most popular major in the country with 4,134 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the New England region, there were 26 industrial technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Industrial Tech Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in industrial technology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their industrial technology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Schools Highly Focused on Industrial Tech Major in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Industrial Tech Major in the New England Region”.
Top 3 Most Focused Colleges for Industrial Technology in the New England Region
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Industrial Tech Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fitchburg State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified ’s industrial tech students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Fitchburg State University Industrial Technology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Maine. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Industrial Tech Major in the New England Region list. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized school located in Portland, Maine that handed out 3 ’s industrial tech degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
Read full report on Industrial Technology at University of Southern Maine
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Industrial Tech Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Connecticut State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in New Britain, Connecticut, and it awarded 8 ’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%.
Read full report on Industrial Technology at CCSU
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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%.
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- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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