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Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Utah

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$6,331 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,027 Avg Salary

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

In 2021-2022, 143 degrees and certificates were awarded to drafting & design engineering technology students who went to a Utah college or university. This makes it the #18 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Utah ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Utah 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

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

Our analysis found Utah Valley University to be the best value school for drafting & design engineering technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in Utah. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UVU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,270 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, design engineering tech graduates from UVU carry an average student debtload of $10,353.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UVU is ranked #2 for overall quality for design engineering tech in Utah.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Weber State University is a great value for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WSU are $6,391 a year.

WSU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in Utah list.

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Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 296
Idaho 91
Montana 10
Wyoming 28

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.

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