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2023 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in Indiana

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$13,828 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,876 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology School for You

With 150 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, drafting and design engineering technology is the #113 most popular major in Indiana.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Value Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in Indiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Indiana to see which ones offered the best value programs for design engineering tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Schools in Indiana

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges.

Best Indiana Schools for Affordable Quality in Drafting & Design Engineering

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN
$4,637 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Ivy Tech Community College to be the best value school for drafting and design engineering technology students who want to pursue a degree in Indiana. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

Ivy Tech Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,637 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, design engineering tech majors at Ivy Tech Community College accumulate an average of around $13,522 in student debt.

Ivy Tech Community College also claimed a spot on our Best Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in Indiana list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Ivy Tech Community College

$9,576 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses is a great value for drafting and design engineering technology students. Trine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Wayne.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Trine are $9,576 per year. The average amount in student loans that design engineering tech majors at Trine take out is $27,000. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $482.

Trine did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in Indiana list.

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses Report

#3

Vincennes University

Vincennes, IN
$6,449 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vincennes University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in Indiana list. Vincennes University is a fairly large public school located in the town of Vincennes.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Vincennes University are $6,449 per year.

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Vincennes University Report

$10,044 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in Indiana list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at IUPUI are $10,044 a year. While working on their degree, design engineering tech majors at IUPUI accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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#5

Trine University

Angola, IN
$34,180 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trine University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in Indiana list. Trine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Angola.

Trine undergraduate students pay an average of $34,180 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that design engineering tech majors at Trine take out is $27,000. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $482.

Read full report on Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Trine University

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 193
Ohio 43
Illinois 82
Wisconsin 153

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 5 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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