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2024 Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Schools in Wisconsin

5 Colleges in Wisconsin
246 Design Engineering Tech Degrees Awarded
$46,768 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 Wisconsin 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 246 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 Wisconsin The design engineering tech program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Drafting & Design Engineering Technology rankings. 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.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Design Engineering Tech

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Schools in Wisconsin list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Drafting & Design Engineering Technology in Wisconsin

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 Wisconsin Schools in Design Engineering Tech

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Waukesha County Technical College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in drafting & design engineering technology. WCTC is a moderately-sized public college located in the large suburb of Pewaukee. This college ranks 23rd out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were roughly 27 drafting & design engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at WCTC in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the design engineering tech program state that they receive average early career earnings of $47,502.

More information about a degree in drafting & design engineering technology from Waukesha County Technical College

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In WI
31 Design Engineering Tech Degrees Awarded

Chippewa Valley Technical College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in drafting & design engineering technology. Located in the small city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #410 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means CVTC is a great college overall.

There were about 31 drafting & design engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at CVTC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In WI
39 Design Engineering Tech Degrees Awarded

Fox Valley Technical College is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in drafting & design engineering technology. FVTC is a fairly large public college located in the midsize suburb of Appleton. This college ranks 21st out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were roughly 39 drafting & design engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at FVTC in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In WI
11.8% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in drafting & design engineering technology needs to check out Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. NWTC is a large public college located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay. This college ranks 36th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were approximately 17 drafting & design engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at NWTC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
$46,033 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Madison, Madison College is a public college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #419 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Madison College is a great college overall.

There were about 12 drafting & design engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Madison College in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the design engineering tech program state that they receive average early career earnings of $46,033.

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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
Michigan 322 193
Ohio 314 43
Illinois 304 82
Indiana 294 150

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Drafting & Design Engineering Technology is one of 18 different types of Engineering Technologies programs to choose from.

Design Engineering Tech Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Drafting & Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD 216
CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology 22
Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD 8

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 425
Industrial Production Technology 191
Electronics Engineering Technology 179
Quality Control Technology 115
Architectural Engineering Technology 78
Engineering-Related Fields 62
Civil Engineering Technology 59
General Engineering Technology 49
Environmental Control Technology 40
Mechanical Engineering Technology 29

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