Industrial Technology at Missouri Southern State University

What traits are you looking for in a industrial tech school? To help you decide if Missouri Southern State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's industrial tech program.

Missouri Southern is located in Joplin, Missouri and has a total student population of 5,045.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Industrial Technology section at the bottom of this page.

Missouri Southern Industrial Technology Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Industrial Tech (1 - 4 Years)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Tech

Missouri Southern Industrial Technology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks industrial tech programs across the country. The following shows how Missouri Southern performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The industrial tech major at Missouri Southern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Industrial Technology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Industrial Technology Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools	17
Most Focused Industrial Technology Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools	20
Most Focused Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	27
Most Popular Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	35
Most Focused Industrial Technology Trade Schools	56
Most Popular Industrial Technology Trade Schools	57

Industrial Tech Student Demographics at Missouri Southern

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the industrial tech majors at Missouri Southern State University.

Missouri Southern Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students earned a bachelor's degree in industrial tech from Missouri Southern. About 8% of these graduates were women and the other 92% were men.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in industrial tech at Missouri Southern are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its industrial tech bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Missouri Southern State University with a bachelor's in industrial tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Missouri Southern also has a doctoral program available in industrial tech. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Manufacturing Engineering Technology

Careers That Industrial Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in industrial tech can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MO, the home state for Missouri Southern State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Industrial Engineering Technicians	1,320	$58,420

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.