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Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas

2023 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$5,987 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,865 Avg Salary

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

With 1,107 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, drafting & design engineering technology is the #16 most popular major in Texas.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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. 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.

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

Best Texas Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Drafting & Design Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named San Jacinto Community College the best value school in Texas for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. San Jacinto College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Pasadena.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jacinto College are $3,240 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarrant County College District. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tarrant County College are $3,402 per year.

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#3

Laredo College

Laredo, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Laredo College is a great value for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Laredo, Laredo College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Laredo College are $4,500 per year.

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#4

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Del Mar College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. DMC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Corpus Christi.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at DMC are $4,880 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Austin Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Austin Community College District are $8,580 per year. Design Engineering Tech majors at Austin Community College District take out an average of $13,016 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 150
Oklahoma 240
New Mexico 46

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

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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