by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Mechanical Drafting & Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD. 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 Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. 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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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at IUPUI was ranked #86 on College Factual's Best Schools for design engineering tech list. It is also ranked #4 in Indiana.
Here are some of the other rankings for IUPUI.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at IUPUI paid an average of $1,016 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $293 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,795 | $30,477 |
| Fees | $1,149 | $1,149 |
| Books and Supplies | $930 | $930 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,152 | $10,152 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,642 | $2,642 |
Learn more about IUPUI 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. Design Engineering Tech students who received their bachelor’s degree at IUPUI took out an average of $26,720 in student loans. That is about the same as the national average of $26,783.
The median early career salary of design engineering tech students who receive their bachelor’s degree from IUPUI is $37,568 per year. That is 26% lower than the national average of $50,475.
IUPUI does not offer an online option for its design engineering tech bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the IUPUI Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in design engineering tech in 2019-2020, 44.0% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 29.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 48.0% of the design engineering tech bachelor’s degrees at IUPUI in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 20%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 13 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Drafting & Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD | 25 |
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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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