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Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Indiana

2023 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Indiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$5,646 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,027 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree School for You

Drafting & Design Engineering Technology is the #17 most popular major in Indiana with 315 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Indiana to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for design engineering tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best Indiana Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Drafting & Design Engineering

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Our analysis found Ivy Tech Community College to be the best value school for drafting & design engineering technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in Indiana. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Ivy Tech Community College are $4,637 a year. Design Engineering Tech majors at Ivy Tech Community College take out an average of $11,986 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Ivy Tech Community College also made our Best Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in Indiana list, coming in at #3.

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#2

Vincennes University

Vincennes, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Vincennes University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the remote town of Vincennes, Vincennes University is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Vincennes University are $6,654 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, design engineering tech majors at Vincennes University accumulate an average of around $12,851 in student debt.

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Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 255
Wisconsin 246
Ohio 148
Illinois 339

One of 18 majors within the trade school area of study, drafting & design engineering technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Design Engineering Tech Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Drafting & Design Technology 4,028
CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology 2,179
Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD 1,318
Mechanical Drafting & Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD 1,058
Civil Drafting & Civil Engineering CAD/CADD 104
Other Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies 72
Electrical/Electronics Drafting & Electrical/Electronics CAD/CADD 47

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,288
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,780
Environmental Control Technology 9,376
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,347
Engineering-Related Fields 6,553

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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