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2023 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$11,537 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,257 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

The Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in the New England Region 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 the New England Region

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

Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Drafting & Design Engineering

$15,775 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Porter and Chester Institute of Stratford the best value school in the New England Region for drafting and design engineering technology students. Located in the city of Stratford, Porter and Chester Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Porter and Chester Institute undergraduate students pay an average of $15,775 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that design engineering tech majors at Porter and Chester Institute take out is $13,750.

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Porter and Chester Institute of Stratford Report

#2

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, ME
$6,754 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Maine Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. SMCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of South Portland.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SMCC are $6,754 a year.

Read full report on Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Southern Maine Community College

#3

Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA
$10,152 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Bristol Community College is a great value for drafting and design engineering technology students. Located in the suburb of Fall River, Bristol is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bristol are $10,152 a year.

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$13,468 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Naugatuck Valley Community College is a great value for drafting and design engineering technology students. Naugatuck Valley Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Waterbury.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Naugatuck Valley Community College are $13,468 a year.

Read full report on Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Naugatuck Valley Community College

Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 8
New Hampshire 11
Maine 21
Rhode Island 7
Vermont 0

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 4 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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