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Most Popular Online Drafting & Design Engineering Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools

2023 Most Popular Online Drafting & Design Engineering Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools

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$50,303 Avg Salary
$27,669 Avg Student Debt

Drafting & Design Engineering Technology is the #20 most popular major in the country with 8,822 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Online Drafting & Design Engineering Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the United States to see which online bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for design engineering tech majors pursuing an online bachelor's degree.

#1

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Academy of Art University the most popular online school in the United States for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Academy of Art University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

Of the 71 students majoring in design engineering tech at Academy of Art University, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Design Engineering Tech majors at Academy of Art University take out an average of $36,447 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $615.

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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best drafting & design engineering technology schools in the United States. Trine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Angola.

When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $613.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Siena Heights University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Drafting & Design Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools list. Siena Heights University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Adrian.

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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.

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