by our College Data Analytics Team
[Drafting Design Engineering Technology](/majors/engineering-technologies/drafting-design-engineering-technology/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. The highest-paying schools turn a drafting design engineering technology degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
For its 2026 highest-paid-graduates ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools to find where drafting design engineering technology graduates earn the most.
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If you want to know which schools send drafting design engineering technology graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.
Trine University earned the #1 spot for highest-paid drafting design engineering technology graduates in Indiana. Trine University is a private not-for-profit school located in the town of Angola. Early-career drafting design engineering technology graduates from Trine University make a median of around $81,146 per year.
Strong graduate earnings at Ivy Tech Community College earned it the #2 place for drafting design engineering technology. Set in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public institution. Early-career drafting design engineering technology graduates from Ivy Tech Community College make a median of around $52,237 per year.
Vincennes University came in at #3 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying drafting design engineering technology schools. Vincennes University is a public school located in the town of Vincennes. Students who complete the drafting design engineering technology program here go on to a median salary of roughly $53,640.
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis produces some of the highest-paid graduates in drafting design engineering technology, landing the #4 spot this year. Set in the city of Indianapolis, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis is a public institution. Drafting Design Engineering Technology graduates of Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis earn a median of about $52,824 a year early in their careers.
The ranking above is published by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their drafting design engineering technology graduates, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).
Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 4 schools evaluated.
*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.
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