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2023 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in Iowa

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$5,055 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,170 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology School for You

In 2020-2021, 40 degrees and certificates were awarded to drafting and design engineering technology students who went to a Iowa college or university. This makes it the #146 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Iowa to see which programs offered the best value experiences for design engineering tech students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Schools in Iowa

Check out the design engineering tech programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality in Drafting & Design Engineering

$4,802 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Western Iowa Tech Community College to be the best value school for drafting and design engineering technology students who want to pursue a degree in Iowa. Located in the small city of Sioux City, Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western Iowa Tech Community College are $4,802 per year.

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#2

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA
$5,308 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kirkwood Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in Iowa list. Kirkwood Community College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kirkwood Community College are $5,308 per year.

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Kirkwood Community College Report

$5,220 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Des Moines Area Community College is a great value for drafting and design engineering technology students. DMACC is a very large public school located in the suburb of Ankeny.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at DMACC are $5,220 a year.

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Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 73
Minnesota 191
Kansas 64
Nebraska 56
South Dakota 19

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 3 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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