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2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

51 Colleges
$41,264 Avg Salary
$16,305 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 51 schools in the Plains States Region to see which 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.

Check out the design engineering tech programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

#1

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Hennepin Technical College the most popular school in the Plains States Region for drafting and design engineering technology students. Located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the rural area of Wichita, WSU Tech is a public school with a small student population.

On average, design engineering tech graduates from WSU Tech take out $16,351 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#3

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

Out of the 51 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Grand Island, Central Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 51 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Norfolk, Northeast is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at Anoka Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best drafting and design engineering technology schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the suburb of Anoka, Anoka Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, MCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Minnesota State College Southeast landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular drafting and design engineering technology programs. Located in the town of Winona, MSC Southeast is a public school with a small student population.

On average, design engineering tech graduates from MSC Southeast take out $21,750 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Metropolitan Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular drafting and design engineering technology programs. MCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Omaha.

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Northland Community and Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the town of Thief River Falls, Northland Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Des Moines Area Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drafting and design engineering technology students. DMACC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Ankeny.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

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 Plains States Region award.

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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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 73
Minnesota 191
Kansas 64
Iowa 40
Nebraska 56
South Dakota 19

One of 18 majors within the area of study, drafting and design engineering technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 26 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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