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2023 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in Wisconsin

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$4,618 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,768 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 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.

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 Schools in Wisconsin ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Wisconsin 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Schools in Wisconsin

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for design engineering tech majors pursuing a .

Best Wisconsin Schools for Affordable Quality in Drafting & Design Engineering

$4,488 Average Tuition & Fees

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WCTC are $4,488 a year. While working on their degree, design engineering tech majors at WCTC accumulate an average of around $14,500 in student debt.

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$4,600 Average Tuition & Fees

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 Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the city of Madison, Madison College is a public school 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 #2 for overall quality for design engineering tech in Wisconsin.

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$4,568 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Chippewa Valley Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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

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$4,746 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fox Valley Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in Wisconsin list. FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Appleton.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FVTC are $4,746 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, FVTC also is in the top 15% of our Best Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in Wisconsin ranking.

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#5

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI
$4,572 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the small city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public college 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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$4,734 Average Tuition & Fees

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in Wisconsin 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 Schools 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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