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Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin

2023 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$4,618 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,874 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 153 degrees and certificates were awarded to drafting and design engineering technology students who went to a Wisconsin college or university. This makes it the #85 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Wisconsin to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for design engineering tech students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best Wisconsin Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Drafting & Design Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named Waukesha County Technical College the best value school in Wisconsin for drafting and design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WCTC are $4,488 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, design engineering tech graduates from WCTC carry an average student debtload of $17,832.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Madison Area Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the city of Madison, Madison College is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Madison College are $4,600 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Madison College is ranked #5 for overall quality for design engineering tech in Wisconsin.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Chippewa Valley Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value drafting and design engineering technology schools in Wisconsin. Located in the city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CVTC are $4,568 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Fox Valley Technical College is a great value for drafting and design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Appleton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FVTC are $4,746 a year. The average amount in student loans that design engineering tech majors at FVTC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $13,515.

FVTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin list.

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Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

The excellent associate degree programs at Western Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value drafting and design engineering technology schools in Wisconsin. Located in the city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Western Technical College are $4,572 a year.

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Northeast Wisconsin Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for drafting and design engineering technology students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. NWTC is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NWTC are $4,734 per year.

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Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 193
Ohio 43
Illinois 82
Indiana 150

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

Majors Similar to Design Engineering Tech

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 6 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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