2025 Best Instrumentation Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

If you plan on getting your associate degree in instrumentation technology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #107 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Instrumentation Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 87 associate degrees in instrumentation technology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Instrumentation Technology School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of instrumentation technology for getting your associate degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on instrumentation technology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other instrumentation technology students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized instrumentation technology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for instrumentation technology students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Instrumentation Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Instrumentation Technology in the Plains States Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in instrumentation technology.

Top Plains States Region Schools for an Associate in Instrumentation Tech

1

Bismarck State College
Bismarck, ND

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

Bismarck State College is a great decision for individuals pursuing an associate degree in instrumentation technology. BSC is a small public college located in the small city of Bismarck.More information about a associate in instrumentation technology from Bismarck State College

2

Ranken Technical College
Saint Louis, MO

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

45 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Ranken Technical College if you want to pursue an associate degree in instrumentation technology. Located in the city of Saint Louis, Ranken Technical College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a associate in instrumentation technology from Ranken Technical College

3

Ridgewater College
Willmar, MN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

20 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in instrumentation technology needs to take a look at Ridgewater College. Ridgewater College is a small public college located in the town of Willmar.More information about a associate in instrumentation technology from Ridgewater College

Best Instrumentation Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best instrumentation technology schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	299	35
Missouri	210	33
Nebraska	163	0
North Dakota	144	31

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Instrumentation Technology Related Rankings by Major

Instrumentation Technology is one of 6 different types of Electromechanical Engineering Technology programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Instrumentation Tech

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Automation Engineer Technology	173
Robotics Technology	69
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology	63
Other Electromechanical & Instrumentation & Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	55
Biomedical Technology	22
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering Technology	3

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.