2023 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, drafting and design engineering technology was ranked #154 in the country. In fact 8,964 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree School
Our 2023 rankings named Sam Houston State University the best value school in the Southwest Region for drafting and design engineering technology students working on their bachelor’s degree. SHSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Huntsville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SHSU are $18,752 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, SHSU also did well on our Best Drafting & Design Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Sam Houston State University Report
Request InformationBest Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges by State
Explore the best drafting and design engineering technology colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 397 |
| Arizona | 38 |
| Oklahoma | 29 |
| New Mexico | 15 |
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Majors Related to Design Engineering Tech
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology is one of 18 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 values are for the top school 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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