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

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Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Master'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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Our analysis found Academy of Art University to be the most popular school for drafting and design engineering technology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Academy of Art University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

About 80% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Out of the 7 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

Of the 9 students majoring in design engineering tech at Carnegie Mellon, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Carnegie Mellon University Report

Out of the 7 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the suburb of Norman.

About 83% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 17% are male.

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Eastern Michigan University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drafting and design engineering technology schools in the United States. Eastern Michigan is a large public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti.

Women make up 20% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

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#5

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Drexel University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drafting and design engineering technology schools in the United States. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Read full report on Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Drexel University

#6

Woodbury University

Burbank, CA

Woodbury University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Burbank, Woodbury is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Woodbury University Report

#6

SUNY New Paltz

New Paltz, NY

SUNY New Paltz landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree drafting and design engineering technology programs. SUNY New Paltz is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of New Paltz.

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Drafting & Design Engineering Technology by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
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 7 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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