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2024 Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Schools in Michigan

5 Colleges in Michigan
260 Design Engineering Tech Degrees Awarded
$57,978 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in drafting & design engineering technology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #151 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for drafting & design engineering technology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 260 degrees in drafting & design engineering technology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Drafting & Design Engineering Technology School

Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Schools in Michigan Your choice of drafting & design engineering technology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for drafting & design engineering technology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Design Engineering Tech
Bachelor's Degrees in Design Engineering Tech
Master's Degrees in Design Engineering Tech

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Schools in Michigan ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Drafting & Design Engineering Technology in Michigan

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the design engineering tech degree levels they offer.

Top Michigan Schools in Design Engineering Tech

1

It is hard to beat Macomb Community College if you want to pursue a degree in drafting & design engineering technology. Macomb Community College is a large public college located in the midsize city of Warren. A Best Colleges rank of #377 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Macomb Community College is a great college overall.

There were about 29 drafting & design engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Macomb Community College in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the design engineering tech program earn about $40,678 for their early career.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$68,647 Median Starting Salary
$31,000 Median Student Debt

Western Michigan University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in drafting & design engineering technology. WMU is a large public university located in the city of Kalamazoo. A Best Colleges rank of #335 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WMU is a great university overall.

There were about 17 drafting & design engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent data year. Those drafting & design engineering technology students who get their degree from Western Michigan University earn $10,669 more than the typical design engineering tech student.

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3
Central Michigan crest
Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$74,597 Median Starting Salary
$31,000 Median Student Debt

Any student pursuing a degree in drafting & design engineering technology has to check out Central Michigan University. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #402 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Central Michigan is a great university overall.

There were approximately 17 drafting & design engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Central Michigan in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the drafting & design engineering technology degree program at Central Michigan University make $16,619 above the standard college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$64,898 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Eastern Michigan University if you wish to pursue a degree in drafting & design engineering technology. Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 20th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were approximately 7 drafting & design engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Eastern Michigan in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the drafting & design engineering technology degree program at Eastern Michigan University earn $6,920 above the typical graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
13th Most Popular In MI

Alpena Community College is a small public college located in the rural area of Alpena. This college ranks 1926th out of 2,217 colleges for overall quality nationwide.

There were about 3 drafting & design engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Alpena Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Baker College
Owosso, MI
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
$41,071 Median Starting Salary

Baker College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the distant town of Owosso. This college ranks 44th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were about 3 drafting & design engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Baker College in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the design engineering tech program report average early career earnings of $41,071.

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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 314 43
Illinois 304 82
Indiana 294 150
Wisconsin 273 153

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One of 18 majors within the Engineering Technologies area of study, Drafting & Design Engineering Technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Design Engineering Tech Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Drafting & Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD 122
General Drafting & Design Technology 50
CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology 42
Other Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies 34
Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD 6
3-D Modeling and Design Technology 6

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Environmental Control Technology 607
Industrial Production Technology 442
Engineering-Related Fields 434
Mechanical Engineering Technology 313
Electronics Engineering Technology 227
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 201
Construction Engineering Technology 168
General Engineering Technology 101
Engineering Technology (Other) 100
Quality Control Technology 91

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