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Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in New York

2023 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$18,796 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,027 Avg Salary

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

In 2021-2022, 223 degrees and certificates were awarded to drafting & design engineering technology students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #24 most popular major in the state.

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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

The Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in New York to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for design engineering tech students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

2023 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in New York

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for design engineering tech majors pursuing a associate degree.

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

#1

Erie Community College

Buffalo, NY

Our analysis found Erie Community College to be the best value school for drafting & design engineering technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in New York. Located in the large city of Buffalo, Erie Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Erie Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,950 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Erie Community College Report

The excellent associate degree programs at New York City College of Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value drafting & design engineering technology schools in New York. City Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Brooklyn.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at City Tech are $7,320 a year.

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at New York City College of Technology Report

#3

SUNY Delhi

Delhi, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Delhi. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in New York list. SUNY Delhi is a small public school located in the town of Delhi.

SUNY Delhi undergraduate students pay an average of $8,720 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at SUNY Delhi

Out of the 5 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Island Drafting and Technical Institute landed the # 4 spot on the list. Island Drafting and Technical Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Amityville.

Island Drafting and Technical Institute undergraduate students pay an average of $18,450 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Rochester Institute of Technology is a great value for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. RIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester.

RIT undergraduate students pay an average of $53,538 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Rochester Institute of Technology

Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 193
New Jersey 19
Maryland 157
Delaware 9

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 5 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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