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2023 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in Texas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

12 Colleges
$4,996 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,119 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology School for You

With 397 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, drafting and design engineering technology is the #118 most popular major in Texas.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in Texas 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 Texas

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

Top 10 Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Schools

$2,844 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Lamar Institute of Technology to be the best value school for drafting and design engineering technology students who want to pursue a degree in Texas. Lamar Institute of Technology is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lamar Institute of Technology are $2,844 a year.

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#2

Lee College

Baytown, TX
$3,882 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lee College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in Texas list. Lee College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Baytown.

Lee College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,882 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Lee College also did well on our Best Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$3,240 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means San Jacinto Community College is a great value for drafting and design engineering technology students. San Jacinto College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Pasadena.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at San Jacinto College are $3,240 a year.

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#4

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX
$3,168 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Amarillo College is a great value for drafting and design engineering technology students. Located in the midsize city of Amarillo, Amarillo College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Amarillo College are $3,168 a year.

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#5

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX
$3,864 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tyler Junior College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in Texas list. Tyler Junior College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tyler.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tyler Junior College are $3,864 per year.

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$3,402 Average Tuition & Fees

Tarrant County College District came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Tarrant County College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,402 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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#7

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, TX
$4,820 Average Tuition & Fees

Del Mar College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for drafting and design engineering technology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Corpus Christi, DMC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DMC are $4,820 per year.

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$4,344 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Houston Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for drafting and design engineering technology students. Located in the city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Houston Community College are $4,344 per year. While working on their degree, design engineering tech majors at Houston Community College accumulate an average of around $12,595 in student debt.

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#9

Laredo College

Laredo, TX
$4,500 Average Tuition & Fees

Laredo College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the city of Laredo, Laredo College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Laredo College are $4,500 a year.

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$6,950 Average Tuition & Fees

Texas State Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in Texas list. TSTC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TSTC are $6,950 per year. Design Engineering Tech majors at TSTC take out an average of $12,584 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 38
Oklahoma 29
New Mexico 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 12 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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