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2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in the New England Region

23 Colleges
$39,257 Avg Salary
$13,750 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology School for You

Drafting & Design Engineering Technology is the #154 most popular major in the country with 8,964 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

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 New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 23 schools in the New England 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 2023 rankings named Porter and Chester Institute of Stratford the most popular school in the New England Region for drafting and design engineering technology students. Located in the city of Stratford, Porter and Chester Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

After completing their degree, design engineering tech graduates from Porter and Chester Institute carry an average student debt load of $13,750.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Middlesex Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. Middlesex Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bedford.

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The excellent programs at York County Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best drafting and design engineering technology schools in the New England Region . York County Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Wells.

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#4

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, ME

Out of the 23 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Maine Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. SMCC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of South Portland.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Nashua Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. Nashua Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Nashua.

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Naugatuck Valley Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. Naugatuck Valley Community College is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury.

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#6

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

With a ranking of #6, Gateway Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drafting and design engineering technology students. Gateway Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New Haven.

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Northern Essex Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular drafting and design engineering technology programs. Located in the large suburb of Haverhill, NECC is a public school with a small student population.

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Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hamden.

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Johnson & Wales University - Providence ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the midsize city of Providence, JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best drafting and design engineering technology colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 8
New Hampshire 11
Maine 21
Rhode Island 7
Vermont 0

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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