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Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$3,725 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 #66 most popular major in Mississippi with 105 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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Mississippi to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for design engineering tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

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

Our analysis found Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College to be the best value school for drafting and design engineering technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in Mississippi. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College are $3,950 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, design engineering tech graduates from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College carry an average student debtload of $10,823.

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#2

Pearl River Community College

Poplarville, MS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pearl River Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the remote area of Poplarville, Pearl River Community College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pearl River Community College are $3,500 per year.

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Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 71
Virginia 26
North Carolina 40
Florida 56
Tennessee 0
Kentucky 37
South Carolina 36
Louisiana 65
Arkansas 23
Alabama 67
West Virginia 4

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 2 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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