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2024 Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Schools in Iowa

3 Colleges in Iowa
103 Design Engineering Tech Degrees Awarded
$41,170 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in drafting & design engineering technology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #151 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Iowa to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of drafting & design engineering technology. Combined, these schools handed out 103 degrees in drafting & design engineering technology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Drafting & Design Engineering Technology School

Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Schools in Iowa Your choice of drafting & design engineering technology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Drafting & Design Engineering Technology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that 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

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 Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Schools in Iowa list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Drafting & Design Engineering Technology in Iowa

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the design engineering tech degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Iowa Schools in Design Engineering Tech

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Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, IA
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
$41,575 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Kirkwood Community College if you want to pursue a degree in drafting & design engineering technology. Kirkwood Community College is a fairly large public college located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids. This college ranks 28th out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.

There were roughly 17 drafting & design engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Kirkwood Community 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 income of $41,575.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
$35,471 Median Starting Salary

Des Moines Area Community College is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in drafting & design engineering technology. DMACC is a very large public college located in the suburb of Ankeny. A Best Colleges rank of #501 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means DMACC is a great college overall.

There were roughly 28 drafting & design engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at DMACC in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, design engineering tech degree recipients typically earn an average of $35,471 at the beginning of their careers.

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Every student pursuing a degree in drafting & design engineering technology has to take a look at Western Iowa Tech Community College. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the small city of Sioux City. This college ranks 27th out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.

There were about 16 drafting & design engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Western Iowa Tech Community College in the most recent data year. Those drafting & design engineering technology students who get their degree from Western Iowa Tech Community College make $5,294 more than the typical design engineering tech grad.

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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 284 191
Missouri 283 73
Kansas 266 64
Nebraska 238 56
South Dakota 204 19

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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 68
Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD 23
CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology 11
General Drafting & Design Technology 1

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Electronics Engineering Technology 228
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 213
Engineering-Related Fields 120
Quality Control Technology 89
Energy Systems Technologies 72
Industrial Production Technology 71
Environmental Control Technology 31
Civil Engineering Technology 24
Mechanical Engineering Technology 14
General Engineering Technology 9

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