by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 612 drafting and design engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,781 and $20,417 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 50 colleges that offer a degree in drafting and design engineering technology. To top this list, a school must have a successful drafting and design engineering technology program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” list to help you make the college decision.
One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region design engineering tech students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York City College of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New York City College of Technology is located in Brooklyn, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 58 ’s design engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at City Tech
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pennsylvania College of Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Pennsylvania College of Technology is a public institution located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 42 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Penn College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anne Arundel Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. AACC is a fairly large public school situated in Arnold, Maryland. It awarded 43 ’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at AACC
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montgomery College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Rockville, Maryland, this fairly large public school awarded 37 degrees to qualified ’s design engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Montgomery College
Out of the 50 schools in the Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Queensborough Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Bayside, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 31 degrees to qualified ’s design engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Queensborough Community College
With a ranking of #6, Island Drafting and Technical Institute did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Island Drafting and Technical Institute is a private for-profit institution located in Amityville, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 25 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Island Drafting and Technical Institute Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Report
Pittsburgh Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Pittsburgh Technical College is a small school located in Oakdale, Pennsylvania that handed out 20 ’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Pittsburgh Technical College
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #8. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 ’s design engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
SUNY Delhi ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Delhi, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s design engineering tech degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at SUNY Delhi
YTI Career Institute-York did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in York, Pennsylvania, this small private for-profit school handed out 11 degrees to qualified ’s design engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at YTI
Carnegie Mellon University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Carnegie Mellon University is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 ’s design engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
Full Carnegie Mellon University Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Report
With a ranking of #12, Baltimore City Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this small public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified ’s design engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Full Baltimore City Community College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Report
Delaware Technical Community College - Terry came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Dover, Delaware, this fairly large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified ’s design engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Full Delaware Technical Community College - Terry Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Report
Triangle Tech - Dubois ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Triangle Tech - Dubois is a small school located in Falls Creek, Pennsylvania that handed out 9 ’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Triangle Tech - Dubois
Harford Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Harford Community College is a public institution located in Bel Air, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Harford Community College
Harrisburg Area Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #15. HACC is a fairly large public school situated in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It awarded 19 ’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Harrisburg Area Community College
With a ranking of #15, Community College of Allegheny County did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. CCAC is a fairly large public school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 10 ’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Community College of Allegheny County Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Report
Penn Commercial Business/Technical School came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Penn Commercial Business/Technical School is a small private for-profit school situated in Washington, Pennsylvania. It awarded 8 ’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Triangle Tech - Greensburg did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #15. Triangle Tech - Greensburg is a small school located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania that handed out 8 ’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Triangle Tech - Greensburg
Westmoreland County Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Westmoreland County Community College is located in Youngwood, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 ’s design engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Westmoreland College
With a ranking of #20, Howard Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Howard Community College is located in Columbia, Maryland and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 ’s design engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
Full Howard Community College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Report
With a ranking of #20, Genesee Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Genesee Community College is a small school located in Batavia, New York that handed out 7 ’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Genesee Community College
Luzerne County Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Nanticoke, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s design engineering tech degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Luzerne County Community College
With a ranking of #20, Community College of Baltimore County did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s design engineering tech degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
Full Community College of Baltimore County Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Report
With a ranking of #25, Commonwealth Technical Institute did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Commonwealth Technical Institute is located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 ’s design engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Commonwealth Technical Institute
With a ranking of #25, Northampton County Area Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Northampton Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It awarded 8 ’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northampton County Area Community College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Report
Erie Community College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Design Engineering Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Erie Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 6 ’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Erie Community College
Read more about our data sources and methodologies