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Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Western Michigan University

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Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Western Michigan University

If you are interested in studying drafting and design engineering technology, you may want to check out the program at Western Michigan University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and approximately 19,887 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students received a bachelor's degree in design engineering tech from WMU.

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

WMU Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Design Engineering Tech

WMU Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the design engineering tech progam at WMU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The design engineering tech major at WMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Drafting & Design Engineering 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 Focused Drafting & Design Engineering Schools 387

Earnings of WMU Design Engineering Tech Graduates

The median salary of design engineering tech students who receive their bachelor's degree at WMU is $68,647. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 41% higher than the national average of $48,536 for all design engineering tech bachelor's degree recipients.

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Design Engineering Tech Student Demographics at WMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the design engineering tech majors at Western Michigan University.

WMU Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Program

24% Women
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students earned a bachelor's degree in design engineering tech from WMU. About 24% of these graduates were women and the other 76% were men.

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About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in design engineering tech at WMU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Michigan University with a bachelor's in design engineering tech.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 17
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

WMU also has a doctoral program available in design engineering tech. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Design Engineering Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in design engineering 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 MI, the home state for Western Michigan University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Mechanical Drafters 2,530 $58,070
Architectural and Civil Drafters 1,740 $51,760
Electrical and Electronics Drafters 520 $47,620
Drafters 250 $49,600

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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