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2023 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$20,556 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,447 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Drafting & Design Engineering

Our analysis found College of Western Idaho to be the best value school for drafting and design engineering technology students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the rural area of Nampa, CWI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

CWI undergraduate students pay an average of $7,344 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that design engineering tech majors at CWI take out is $11,701.

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#2

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

Out of the 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Front Range Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Westminster, FRCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FRCC are $15,454 per year. While working on their degree, design engineering tech majors at FRCC accumulate an average of around $13,326 in student debt.

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Front Range Community College Report

The excellent programs at Utah Valley University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best drafting and design engineering technology schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . UVU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Orem.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UVU are $17,092 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UVU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Weber State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ogden.

WSU undergraduate students pay an average of $16,644 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID
$25,326 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Idaho State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. ISU is a large public school located in the small city of Pocatello.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ISU are $25,326 a year.

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$28,264 Average Tuition & Fees

Montana State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.

MSU Bozeman undergraduate students pay an average of $28,264 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 26
Utah 61
Idaho 51
Montana 8
Wyoming 15

One of 18 majors within the area of study, drafting and design engineering technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.

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