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2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

73 Colleges
$39,781 Avg Salary
$20,417 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, drafting and design engineering technology was ranked #154 in the country. In fact 8,964 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 73 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for design engineering tech majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found New York City College of Technology to be the most popular school for drafting and design engineering technology students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . City Tech is a large public school located in the large city of Brooklyn.

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Out of the 73 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Anne Arundel Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. AACC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Arnold.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pennsylvania College of Technology. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Penn College is a small public school located in the city of Williamsport.

The average amount in student loans that design engineering tech majors at Penn College take out is $22,750.

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#4

Montgomery College

Rockville, MD

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Montgomery College is a great place for drafting and design engineering technology students. Montgomery College is a large public school located in the small city of Rockville.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Queensborough Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Bayside, QCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

SUNY Delhi

Delhi, NY

With a ranking of #6, SUNY Delhi did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drafting and design engineering technology students. SUNY Delhi is a small public school located in the town of Delhi.

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With a ranking of #6, Island Drafting and Technical Institute did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drafting and design engineering technology students. Island Drafting and Technical Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Amityville.

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Community College of Baltimore County ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, CCBC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Pittsburgh Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Pittsburgh Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Oakdale.

The average amount in student loans that design engineering tech majors at Pittsburgh Technical College take out is $16,166. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $232, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Harrisburg Area Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular drafting and design engineering technology programs. HACC is a large public school located in the city of Harrisburg.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Howard Community College Columbia, MD
11 Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Lancaster, PA
13 Harford Community College Bel Air, MD
14 Monroe Community College Rochester, NY

Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best drafting and design engineering technology schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 183
New York 156
Maryland 105
New Jersey 8
Delaware 9

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

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 27 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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