by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 8,964 people earned their degree in drafting and design engineering technology, making the major the 151st most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, drafting and design engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $43,263 and had an average of $17,275 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 568 drafting and design engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,447 and $12,514 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 21 colleges that offer a degree in drafting and design engineering technology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in drafting and design engineering technology.
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The design engineering tech school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region design engineering tech students.
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Highlands College of Montana Tech landed the #1 spot on the list. Highlands College of Montana Tech is a small school located in Butte, Montana that handed out 2 ’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Highlands College of Montana Tech Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Report
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Powell, Wyoming, and it awarded 11 ’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northwest College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Southern Idaho. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. College of Southern Idaho is located in Twin Falls, Idaho and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 ’s design engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Casper College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. This small school is located in Casper, Wyoming, and it awarded 16 ’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Casper College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Western Idaho. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. College of Western Idaho is a public institution located in Nampa, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 43 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full College of Western Idaho Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Report
North Idaho College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #6. NIC is a small school located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho that handed out 15 ’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lewis - Clark State College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Lewiston, Idaho, this small public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified ’s design engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
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Red Rocks Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #8. Red Rocks Community College is located in Lakewood, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 48 ’s design engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
Full Red Rocks Community College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Report
Idaho State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #9. This fairly large school is located in Pocatello, Idaho, and it awarded 12 ’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #10, Utah Valley University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This large school is located in Orem, Utah, and it awarded 42 ’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #11, Salt Lake Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Salt Lake Community College is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 ’s design engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Salt Lake Community College
Weber State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #12. Weber State University is a large public school situated in Ogden, Utah. It awarded 14 ’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Weber State University
Front Range Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Front Range Community College is located in Westminster, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 138 ’s design engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #14, Montana State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Montana State University is a fairly large public school situated in Bozeman, Montana. It awarded 6 ’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at MSU Bozeman
Pikes Peak Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, this fairly large public school awarded 74 diplomas to qualified ’s design engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at PPCC
Northern Wyoming Community College District came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Sheridan, Wyoming, this small public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified ’s design engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Full Northern Wyoming Community College District Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Report
With a ranking of #17, Snow College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Snow College is a medium-sized public school situated in Ephraim, Utah. It awarded 0 ’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Snow College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Report
Community College of Denver came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 4 ’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Community College of Denver Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Report
With a ranking of #17, Montana State University - Northern did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Montana State University - Northern is a small school located in Havre, Montana that handed out 0 ’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Montana State University - Northern
Laramie County Community College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Cheyenne, Wyoming, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified ’s design engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Full Laramie County Community College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Report
Southern Utah University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Design Engineering Tech Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Southern Utah University is a public institution located in Cedar City, Utah. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Southern Utah University
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