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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Drafting & Design Engineering Technology (Income Over $110k)

12 Ranked Colleges
353 Degrees Awarded
$22,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Design Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making Over $110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Design Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Drafting & Design Engineering Technology is the 142nd most popular major in the country with 9,770 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, drafting and design engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $37,947 and had an average of $20,124 in loans still to pay off.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 353 drafting and design engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Design Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in drafting and design engineering technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent drafting and design engineering technology 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 drafting and design engineering technology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Design Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Design Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 12 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Drafting & Design Engineering Technology (Income Over $110k)

#1

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Missouri. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Design Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k. UCM is located in Warrensburg, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s design engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCM, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Central Missouri is $13,677 for bachelor’s degree design engineering tech students whose families make more than $110k.

Full UCM Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Report

#2

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Design Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k. Central Michigan is a public institution located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Michigan also made our “Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Central Michigan University is $15,981 for bachelor’s degree design engineering tech students whose families make more than $110k.

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#3

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Michigan University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Design Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k list. Eastern Michigan University is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s design engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

Eastern Michigan also took the #4 spot in our “Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $15,924 for Bachelor’s Degree Design Engineering Tech students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Eastern Michigan.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Best Vallue Design Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Weber State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Ogden, Utah, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s design engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

WSU also took the #12 spot in our “Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend WSU is $11,968 for bachelor’s degree design engineering tech students whose families make more than $110k.

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#5

Murray State University

Murray, Kentucky

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Murray State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Design Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k list. This medium-sized school is located in Murray, Kentucky, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s design engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Murray State also made our “Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #11. The yearly cost to attend Murray State University is $11,390 for Bachelor’s Degree Design Engineering Tech students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Murray State Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Report

#6

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina

East Carolina University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Design Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k ranking. ECU is a large public school situated in Greenville, North Carolina. It awarded 15 bachelors’s design engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ECU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend ECU is $15,844 for Bachelor’s Degree Design Engineering Tech students whose families make more than $110k.

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#7

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Western Michigan University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Vallue Design Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k list. Western Michigan University is a fairly large school located in Kalamazoo, Michigan that handed out 31 bachelors’s design engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

WMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $19,433 for bachelor’s degree design engineering tech students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Western Michigan University.

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With a ranking of #8, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Design Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s design engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree design engineering tech students whose families make more than $110k list, IUPUI has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend IUPUI is $11,285 for Bachelor’s Degree Design Engineering Tech students whose families make more than $110k.

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#9

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

Sam Houston State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Design Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k ranking. SHSU is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 9 bachelors’s design engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

SHSU also took the #9 spot in our “Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $14,617 for bachelor’s degree design engineering tech students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend SHSU.

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#10

Trine University

Angola, Indiana

Trine University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Vallue Design Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k list. Trine is a private not-for-profit institution located in Angola, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Trine, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Trine is $23,202 for Bachelor’s Degree Design Engineering Tech students whose families make more than $110k.

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%.

Full Trine Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Report

#11

Pennsylvania College of Technology

Williamsport, Pennsylvania
#8 in overall quality

Pennsylvania College of Technology landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Design Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, this small public school awarded 26 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s design engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

Penn College also made our “Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for Pennsylvania College of Technology is $25,794 for bachelor’s degree design engineering tech students whose families make more than $110k.

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#12

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California

With a ranking of #12, Academy of Art University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Design Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k list. Academy of Art University is located in San Francisco, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 117 bachelors’s design engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

Academy of Art University also took the #3 spot in our “Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Academy of Art University is $34,145 for bachelor’s degree design engineering tech students whose families make more than $110k.

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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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