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2023 Best Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools

45 Colleges
$34,865 Avg Salary
$13,004 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 8,964 people earned a degree or certificate in drafting and design engineering technology, making the major the #154 most popular in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 45 schools in the United States to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for design engineering tech majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Porter and Chester Institute of Stratford to be the best school for drafting and design engineering technology students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Stratford, Porter and Chester Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that design engineering tech majors at Porter and Chester Institute take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $13,705.

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#2

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

Out of the 45 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Ridgewater College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Willmar, Ridgewater College is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the remote town of Norfolk, Northeast is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Design Engineering Tech majors at Northeast take out an average of $6,276 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Portland Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best drafting and design engineering technology schools in the United States. Located in the city of Portland, Portland Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Western Iowa Tech Community College is a great place for drafting and design engineering technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Sioux City, Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

Baton Rouge Community College

Baton Rouge, LA

Baton Rouge Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for drafting and design engineering technology students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. BRCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.

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#7

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Ivy Tech Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for drafting and design engineering technology students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, design engineering tech graduates from Ivy Tech Community College carry an average student debtload of $19,592.

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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate drafting and design engineering technology programs. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Perkinston.

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Anoka Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Anoka, Anoka Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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#10

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Idaho State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate drafting and design engineering technology programs. ISU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pocatello.

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Drafting & Design Engineering Technology by Region

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One of 18 majors within the area of study, drafting and design engineering technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 25 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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