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2023 Most Popular Online Drafting & Design Engineering Schools

33 Colleges
$43,263 Avg Salary
$17,275 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 8,964 people earned a degree or certificate in drafting and design engineering technology, making the major the #154 most popular in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Online Drafting & Design Engineering Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 33 schools in the United States to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for design engineering tech majors pursuing an online .

#1

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Academy of Art University the most popular online school in the United States for drafting and design engineering technology students. Academy of Art University is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

On average, design engineering tech graduates from Academy of Art University take out $45,500 in student loans while working on their degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $647.

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The excellent online programs at West Kentucky Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best drafting and design engineering technology schools in the United States. Located in the remote town of Paducah, West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a great place for drafting and design engineering technology students pursuing an online degree. Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Elizabethtown.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northcentral Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Drafting & Design Engineering Schools list. Located in the city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

After completing their degree, design engineering tech graduates from North Central Technical College carry an average student debtload of $7,775.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Porter and Chester Institute of Stratford is a great place for drafting and design engineering technology students pursuing an online degree. Located in the midsize city of Stratford, Porter and Chester Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

While working on their degree, design engineering tech majors at Porter and Chester Institute accumulate an average of around $13,750 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Chattahoochee Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Drafting & Design Engineering Schools list. Chattahoochee Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Marietta.

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Minnesota State College Southeast ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Drafting & Design Engineering Schools list. Located in the distant town of Winona, MSC Southeast is a public college with a small student population.

On average, design engineering tech graduates from MSC Southeast take out $21,750 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#7

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA

Delgado Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Drafting & Design Engineering Schools ranking. Delgado Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New Orleans.

Design Engineering Tech majors at Delgado Community College take out an average of $17,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#9

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

With a ranking of #9, Ridgewater College did quite well on this year’s best schools for drafting and design engineering technology students. Located in the remote town of Willmar, Ridgewater College is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Texas State Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for drafting and design engineering technology students. TSTC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Waco.

The average amount in student loans that design engineering tech majors at TSTC take out is $12,584.

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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 25 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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