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2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools

23 Colleges
$50,303 Avg Salary
$28,099 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree School for You

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in the United States to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Drafting & Design Engineering Technology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for design engineering tech majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

#1

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Academy of Art University the most popular school in the United States for drafting and design engineering technology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Academy of Art University is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

Of the 111 students majoring in design engineering tech at Academy of Art University, 44% are male and 56% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, design engineering tech majors at Academy of Art University accumulate an average of around $41,863 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $647.

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#2

Trine University

Angola, IN

Out of the 23 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Trine University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Trine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Angola.

Of the 49 students majoring in design engineering tech at Trine, 94% are male and 6% are female.

When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $482.

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Trine University Report

Out of the 23 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania College of Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Williamsport, Penn College is a public college with a small student population.

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#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Out of the 23 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the # 4 spot on the list. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenville.

About 30% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 70% are male.

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Out of the 23 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a very large student population.

About 29% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 71% are male.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Central Missouri did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drafting and design engineering technology students working on their bachelor’s degree. UCM is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Warrensburg.

Of the 20 students majoring in design engineering tech at UCM, 75% are male and 25% are female.

The average amount in student loans that design engineering tech majors at UCM take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,756.

Read full report on Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at University of Central Missouri

Western Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for drafting and design engineering technology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. WMU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Kalamazoo.

Women make up 24% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Western Michigan University Report

#7

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

About 12% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 88% are male.

The average amount in student loans that design engineering tech majors at Central Michigan take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $31,036.

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Sam Houston State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for drafting and design engineering technology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a very large student population.

Read full report on Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Sam Houston State University

Weber State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ogden.

About 14% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 86% are male.

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Drafting & Design Engineering Technology by Region

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Great Lakes

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 23 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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