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2022 Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
86 Degrees Awarded
$10,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 5,052 people earned their degree in manufacturing engineering technology, making the major the 258th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 490 manufacturing engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 86 manufacturing engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in manufacturing engineering technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great manufacturing engineering technology programs and 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 manufacturing engineering technology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree manufacturing tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Manufacturing Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Northern Iowa is a medium-sized school located in Cedar Falls, Iowa that handed out 28 bachelors’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UNI also took the #1 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $10,757 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UNI.

The low student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full UNI Manufacturing Engineering Technology Report

#2

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, Kansas
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Pittsburg State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Pittsburg, Kansas, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt State also made our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Pittsburg State University is $10,638 for plains states region bachelor’s degree manufacturing tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Pitt State Manufacturing Engineering Technology Report

#3

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Cloud State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Cloud State University also made our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend St. Cloud State University is $10,688 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Saint Cloud State University

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Mankato, Minnesota, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato is $11,057 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Manufacturing Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Minnesota State University - Mankato

#5

Missouri Western State University

Saint Joseph, Missouri
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri Western State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Manufacturing Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Missouri Western State University is located in Saint Joseph, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s manufacturing tech degrees to qualified students.

Missouri Western also took the #5 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Missouri Western State University is $8,762 for plains states region bachelor’s degree manufacturing tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Missouri Western Manufacturing Engineering Technology Report

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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%.

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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