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2023 Best Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania

7 Colleges
$39,649 Avg Salary
$20,417 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology School for You

Drafting & Design Engineering Technology is the #141 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 183 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Pennsylvania to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Schools in Pennsylvania

Check out the design engineering tech programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Pennsylvania Schools in Drafting & Design Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named California University of Pennsylvania the best school in Pennsylvania for drafting and design engineering technology students. Cal U is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of California.

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#2

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Drexel University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pennsylvania College of Technology. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania list. Penn College is a small public school located in the small city of Williamsport.

The average amount in student loans that design engineering tech majors at Penn College take out is $22,750.

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The excellent programs at YTI Career Institute-York helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best drafting and design engineering technology schools in Pennsylvania. YTI is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of York.

On average, design engineering tech graduates from YTI take out $20,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a great place for drafting and design engineering technology students. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a small public school located in the city of Lancaster.

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Pittsburgh Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Pittsburgh Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Oakdale.

Design Engineering Tech majors at Pittsburgh Technical College take out an average of $16,166 in student loans while working on their egree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $232.

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#7

Berks Technical Institute

Wyomissing, PA

Berks Technical Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for drafting and design engineering technology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Berks Technical Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wyomissing.

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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 156
Maryland 105
New Jersey 8
Delaware 9

Drafting & Design Engineering Technology is one of 18 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,906
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,593
Environmental Control Technology 8,690
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,592
Engineering-Related Fields 6,736

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay.

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