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Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Central Michigan University

Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Central Michigan University

What traits are you looking for in a design engineering tech school? To help you decide if Central Michigan University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's design engineering tech program.

Central Michigan is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and has a total student population of 17,311.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Drafting & Design Engineering Technology section at the bottom of this page.

Central Michigan Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Design Engineering Tech

Central Michigan Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the design engineering tech progam at Central Michigan compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The design engineering tech major at Central Michigan is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Drafting & Design Engineering Technology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
1
Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 2
Best Drafting & Design Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 2
Best Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools 3
5
Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 7
Most Focused Drafting & Design Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 10
Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Schools 39
Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools 143
Most Focused Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools 398

Earnings of Central Michigan Design Engineering Tech Graduates

The median salary of design engineering tech students who receive their bachelor's degree at Central Michigan is $74,597. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 54% higher than the national average of $48,536 for all design engineering tech bachelor's degree recipients.

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Design Engineering Tech Student Demographics at Central Michigan

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the design engineering tech majors at Central Michigan University.

Central Michigan Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Program

12% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 88% of design engineering tech bachelor's degrees went to men and 12% went to women.

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About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in design engineering tech at Central Michigan are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Central Michigan University with a bachelor's in design engineering tech.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Central Michigan also has a doctoral program available in design engineering tech. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Drafting & Design Engineering Technology

If you plan to be a design engineering tech major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Central Michigan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies 17

Careers That Design Engineering Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in design engineering tech can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Central Michigan University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Mechanical Drafters 2,530 $58,070
Architectural and Civil Drafters 1,740 $51,760
Electrical and Electronics Drafters 520 $47,620
Drafters 250 $49,600

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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