by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology is a major offered under the engineering technologies program of study at Eastern Michigan University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in design engineering tech, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Eastern Michigan was ranked #30 on College Factual's Best Schools for design engineering tech list. It is also ranked #5 in Michigan.
Here are some of the other rankings for Eastern Michigan.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Eastern Michigan paid an average of $450 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $13,500 | $13,500 |
| Fees | $1,795 | $1,795 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,350 | $11,350 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,142 | $2,142 |
Learn more about Eastern Michigan tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Eastern Michigan in Design Engineering Tech walked away with an average of $26,899 in student debt. That is about the same as the national average of $26,783.
design engineering tech who receive their bachelor’s degree from Eastern Michigan make an average of $70,176 a year during the early days of their career. That is 39% higher than the national average of $50,475.
Online degrees for the Eastern Michigan design engineering tech bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Eastern Michigan Online Learning page.
Women made up around 33.3% of the design engineering tech students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 29.5%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in design engineering tech at Eastern Michigan in 2019-2020, 66.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 20%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 1 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology | 3 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to drafting and design engineering technology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Electronics Engineering Technology | 11 |
| Industrial Production Technology | 2 |
| Mechanical Engineering Technology | 29 |
| Computer Engineering Technology | 18 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | 35 |
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*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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