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2023 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$20,556 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,874 Avg Salary

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

Drafting & Design Engineering Technology is the #154 most popular major in the country with 8,964 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Check out the design engineering tech associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Drafting & Design Engineering

Our analysis found College of Western Idaho to be the best value school for drafting and design engineering technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the rural area of Nampa, CWI is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CWI are $7,344 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Utah Valley University is a great value for drafting and design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. UVU is a very large public school located in the small city of Orem.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UVU are $17,092 a year.

UVU also took the #1 spot in our Best Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Utah Valley University Report

#3

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

Out of the 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Front Range Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Westminster, FRCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FRCC are $15,454 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, design engineering tech majors at FRCC accumulate an average of around $14,239 in student debt.

In addition to its great value ranking, FRCC is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Weber State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value drafting and design engineering technology schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . WSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ogden.

WSU undergraduate students pay an average of $16,644 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, WSU is ranked #2 for overall quality for design engineering tech in the Rocky Mountains Region .

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#5

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Idaho State University is a great value for drafting and design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. ISU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Pocatello.

ISU undergraduate students pay an average of $25,326 in tuition and fees each year.

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Montana State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.

MSU Bozeman undergraduate students pay an average of $28,264 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Montana State University Report

Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best drafting and design engineering technology schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 26
Utah 61
Idaho 51
Montana 8
Wyoming 15

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

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.

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