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Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

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

IUPUI is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and has a total student population of 29,390.

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.

IUPUI Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Design Engineering Tech

IUPUI Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks design engineering tech programs across the country. The following shows how IUPUI performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The design engineering tech major at IUPUI 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
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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools 82
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Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools 341
Most Focused Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools 341

Earnings of IUPUI Design Engineering Tech Graduates

The median salary of design engineering tech students who receive their bachelor's degree at IUPUI is $35,720. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $48,536 for all design engineering tech students.

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Design Engineering Tech Student Demographics at IUPUI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the design engineering tech majors at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis.

IUPUI Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Program

29% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 21 design engineering tech students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from IUPUI, about 71% were men and 29% were women. The typical design engineering tech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% women. So female students are more repesented at IUPUI since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in design engineering tech at IUPUI 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 Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis with a bachelor's in design engineering tech.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

IUPUI 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 Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Drafting & Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD 21

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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
Architectural and Civil Drafters 1,410 $54,080
Mechanical Drafters 1,280 $51,610
Electrical and Electronics Drafters 240 $57,980
Drafters 210 $44,600

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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