Undergraduate Certificates in Drafting & Design Engineering Technology

Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were men, and 39% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.8% of design engineering tech graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Design Engineering Tech Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 1,622 people earned their undergraduate certificate in design engineering tech. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in design engineering tech at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Basic Certificate	3,716
Associate Degree	2,955
Undergraduate Certificate	1,622
Bachelor’s Degree	337
Master’s Degree	192

Earnings of Design Engineering Tech Majors With Undergraduate Certificates

The median salary for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in design engineering tech is $36,153. A lot of factors can contribute to this number, such as the location of your workplace and the availability of other perks and bonuses. A better approximation of salary is to look at the typical range of salaries. In this case the low is $31,681 and the high is $38,694.

Student Debt

The median student debt for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in design engineering tech is $12,965. The length of time it takes you to graduate and what college you attend can affect this number quite a bit. The chart below shows the range of accumulated debt loads. On the high side of the range, $12,965 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $12,241.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue undergraduate certificates in design engineering tech. About 74.1% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	1,202
Women	420

The racial-ethnic distribution of design engineering tech undergraduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	96
Black or African American	107
Hispanic or Latino	359
White	929
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	118

Design Engineering Tech Focus Areas

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
	857
	328
	204
	186
	35

Related Majors

Below are some popular majors that are similar to design engineering tech that offer undergraduate certificates.

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
	4,328
	2,743
	1,761
	1,073
	534

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Image Credit: By Pixabay under License

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