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2026 Highest Paid Drafting Design Engineering Technology Grads in Pennsylvania

[Drafting Design Engineering Technology](/majors/engineering-technologies/drafting-design-engineering-technology/) graduates earn very different salaries depending on where they study. The highest-paying schools turn a drafting design engineering technology degree into the strongest early-career earnings.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the early-career earnings of their drafting design engineering technology graduates.

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• Highest Paid Drafting Design Engineering Technology Grads in Pennsylvania

2026 Highest Paid Drafting Design Engineering Technology Grads in Pennsylvania

Below are the schools whose drafting design engineering technology graduates go on to earn the most.

Highest Paid Drafting Design Engineering Technology Graduates

1

Yti Career Institute York
York, PA

$50,118 Average Early-Career Salary

Yti Career Institute York tops our 2026 list of the highest-paying drafting design engineering technology schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the suburb of York, Yti Career Institute York is a private for-profit institution. Students who complete the drafting design engineering technology program here go on to a median salary of roughly $50,118.

2

Pennsylvania College Of Technology
Williamsport, PA

$52,226 Average Early-Career Salary

Pennsylvania College Of Technology produces some of the highest-paid graduates in drafting design engineering technology, landing the #2 spot this year. Pennsylvania College Of Technology is a public school located in the city of Williamsport. Drafting Design Engineering Technology graduates of Pennsylvania College Of Technology earn a median of about $52,226 a year early in their careers.

3

Thaddeus Stevens College Of Technology
Lancaster, PA

$52,520 Average Early-Career Salary

Thaddeus Stevens College Of Technology came in at #3 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying drafting design engineering technology schools. Located in the city of Lancaster, Thaddeus Stevens College Of Technology is a public institution. Drafting Design Engineering Technology graduates of Thaddeus Stevens College Of Technology earn a median of about $52,520 a year early in their careers.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled 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 · 3 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.

• 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.
• Graduate earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard) field-of-study earnings.

More about our data sources and methodologies.