by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Drafting & 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 Western Michigan University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in design engineering tech, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, 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. WMU is in the top 10% of the country for design engineering tech. More specifically it was ranked #10 out of 157 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #3 in Michigan.
Here are some of the other rankings for WMU.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at WMU paid an average of $630 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $504 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,094 | $15,118 |
| Fees | $923 | $923 |
| Books and Supplies | $987 | $987 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,567 | $10,567 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,500 | $2,500 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at WMU in Design Engineering Tech walked away with an average of $31,000 in student debt. That is 16% higher than the national average of $26,783.
The median early career salary of design engineering tech students who receive their bachelor’s degree from WMU is $61,814 per year. That is 22% higher than the national average of $50,475.
Online degrees for the WMU 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 WMU Online Learning page.
About 9.7% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in design engineering tech in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 29.5%.
Around 16.1% of design engineering tech bachelor’s degree recipients at WMU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 20%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 25 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| General Drafting & Design Technology | 31 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to drafting and design engineering technology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Industrial Production Technology | 26 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | 24 |
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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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