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2023 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Schools in Minnesota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$6,023 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Basic Certificate School for You

With 333 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, drafting & design engineering technology is the #13 most popular major in Minnesota.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right 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.

The Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Minnesota to see which basic certificate 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Minnesota

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Colleges.

Best Minnesota Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Drafting & Design Engineering

#1

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Ridgewater College the best value school in Minnesota for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Willmar, Ridgewater College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Ridgewater College are $6,114 a year.

Read full report on Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Ridgewater College

#2

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hennepin Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Hennepin Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,881 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Hennepin Technical College Report

Out of the 3 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Anoka Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Anoka, Anoka Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Anoka Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,075 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Anoka Technical College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Drafting & Design Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Minnesota list.

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Anoka Technical College Report

Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 130
Missouri 137
South Dakota 20
Iowa 103
Nebraska 152

Drafting & Design Engineering Technology is one of 18 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Design Engineering Tech Concentrations

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

Majors Similar to Design Engineering Tech

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 3 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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