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2022 Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
124 Degrees Awarded
$17,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 2,532 people earned their degree in CAD/CADD drafting and/or design technology/technician, making the major the 448th most popular in the United States.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 124 CAD/CADD drafting and/or design technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in CAD/CADD drafting and/or design technology/technician. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent CAD/CADD drafting and/or design technology/technician programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the CAD/CADD drafting and/or design technology/technician program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree cad/cadd drafting tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology (Income $30-$48k)

#1

Murray State University

Murray, Kentucky
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Murray State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k. Murray State is located in Murray, Kentucky and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s CAD/CADD drafting tech degrees to qualified students.

Murray State also made our “Best CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Murray State is $9,185 for bachelor’s degree cad/cadd drafting tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Murray State CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology Report

#2

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Missouri. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Warrensburg, Missouri, this medium-sized public school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s CAD/CADD drafting tech students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree cad/cadd drafting tech students whose families make $30-$48k list, UCM has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $12,022 for bachelor’s degree cad/cadd drafting tech students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Central Missouri.

Read more about CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology at University of Central Missouri

#3

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Michigan University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k. Eastern Michigan University is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s CAD/CADD drafting tech degrees to qualified students.

Eastern Michigan also took the #3 spot in our “Best CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Eastern Michigan is $14,136 for bachelor’s degree cad/cadd drafting tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Eastern Michigan CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology Report

#4

Trine University

Angola, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trine University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Trine University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Angola, Indiana. It awarded 51 bachelors’s CAD/CADD drafting tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Trine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Trine is $19,821 for bachelor’s degree cad/cadd drafting tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology at Trine

#5

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Academy of Art University landed the #5 spot on the list. Academy of Art University is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 31 bachelors’s CAD/CADD drafting tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Academy of Art University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Academy of Art University is $34,125 for Bachelor’s Degree CAD/CADD Drafting Tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology at Academy of Art University

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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