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Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky

2023 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$9,432 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,303 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree School for You

Drafting & Design Engineering Technology is the #18 most popular major in Kentucky with 307 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking.

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 Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree School

Our analysis found Murray State University to be the best value school for drafting & design engineering technology students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Kentucky. Located in the remote town of Murray, Murray State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Murray State are $9,432 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, design engineering tech majors at Murray State accumulate an average of around $19,893 in student debt.

Murray State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Drafting & Design Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Kentucky list.

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Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 112
Georgia 339
Arkansas 78
North Carolina 97
Florida 450
Louisiana 183
West Virginia 8
Virginia 115
Alabama 212
Tennessee 122
Mississippi 227

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 values are for the top school 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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