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2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in Wisconsin

12 Colleges
$46,768 Avg Salary
$10,017 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology School for You

In 2020-2021, 153 degrees and certificates were awarded to drafting and design engineering technology students who went to a Wisconsin college or university. This makes it the #85 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in Wisconsin ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in Wisconsin to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Northcentral Technical College the most popular school in Wisconsin for drafting and design engineering technology students. North Central Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Wausau.

The average amount in student loans that design engineering tech majors at North Central Technical College take out is $7,775.

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The excellent programs at Fox Valley Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best drafting and design engineering technology schools in Wisconsin. FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton.

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Out of the 12 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Chippewa Valley Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Chippewa Valley Technical College Report

Out of the 12 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Waukesha County Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

On average, design engineering tech graduates from WCTC take out $14,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Waukesha County Technical College Report

Out of the 12 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Lakeshore Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Cleveland, LTC is a public school with a small student population.

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Lakeshore Technical College Report

Moraine Park Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in Wisconsin list. Moraine Park Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Fond du Lac.

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Moraine Park Technical College Report

With a ranking of #7, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drafting and design engineering technology students. NWTC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Green Bay.

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Milwaukee Area Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in Wisconsin list. MATC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

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With a ranking of #9, Madison Area Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drafting and design engineering technology students. Located in the city of Madison, Madison College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Gateway Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drafting and design engineering technology students. Gateway Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Kenosha.

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Gateway Technical College Report

Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 193
Ohio 43
Illinois 82
Indiana 150

Drafting & Design Engineering Technology is one of 18 different types of programs to choose from.

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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