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2023 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$5,055 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,865 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Undergraduate Certificate 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.

The Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Iowa to see which undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

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

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Drafting & Design Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named Western Iowa Tech Community College the best value school in Iowa for drafting and design engineering technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Sioux City, Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Western Iowa Tech Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,802 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Western Iowa Tech Community College

#2

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Kirkwood Community College is a great value for drafting and design engineering technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Kirkwood Community College is a large public school located in the city of Cedar Rapids.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Kirkwood Community College are $5,308 a year.

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Des Moines Area Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. DMACC is a very large public school located in the suburb of Ankeny.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DMACC are $5,220 per year.

DMACC also made our Best Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list, coming in at #5.

Read full report on Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Des Moines Area Community College

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

Explore all the Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges 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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