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Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Western Michigan University

0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every drafting and design engineering technology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the design engineering tech program at Western Michigan University stacks up to those at other schools.

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and approximately 19,887 students attend the school each year.

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.

WMU Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Design Engineering Tech

WMU Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Rankings

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

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 WMU 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
	2
Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Best Drafting & Design Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	3
Best Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools	7
	12
Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Schools	59
Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools	143
Most Focused Drafting & Design Engineering Trade Schools	387

Earnings of WMU Design Engineering Tech Graduates

The median salary of design engineering tech students who receive their bachelor's degree at WMU is $68,647. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 41% higher than the national average of $48,536 for all design engineering tech bachelor's degree recipients.

Design Engineering Tech Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Program

24% Women

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 design engineering tech majors earned their bachelor's degree from WMU. Of these graduates, 76% were men and 24% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in design engineering tech at WMU 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 Western Michigan University with a bachelor's in design engineering tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WMU 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 Western Michigan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Drafting & Design Technology	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 Western 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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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