General Drafting & Design Technology at Western Michigan University

If you are interested in studying general drafting and design technology, you may want to check out the program at Western Michigan University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 General Drafting & Design Technology section at the bottom of this page.

WMU General Drafting & Design Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Drafting & Design Tech

WMU General Drafting & Design Technology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general drafting and design tech progam at WMU 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 general drafting and design tech major at WMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Drafting & Design 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
Best Drafting & Design Technology Trade Schools	1
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Best Drafting & Design Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	1
Most Focused Drafting & Design Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	3
Most Popular Drafting & Design Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	4
	6
Best Value Drafting & Design Technology Schools	29
Most Popular Drafting & Design Technology Trade Schools	69
Most Focused Drafting & Design Technology Trade Schools	166

General Drafting & Design Tech Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU General Drafting & Design Technology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 17 general drafting and design tech students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from WMU, about 76% were men and 24% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general drafting and design 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 general drafting and design 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 general drafting and design tech. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That General Drafting & Design Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in general drafting and design 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
• Image Credit: By TheKuLeR under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.