Find Trade Colleges

Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in Indiana

2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in Indiana

3 Colleges
$41,027 Avg Salary
$12,811 Avg Student Debt

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

Drafting & Design Engineering Technology is the #17 most popular major in Indiana with 315 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in Indiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Indiana to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Drafting & Design Engineering Technology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for design engineering tech majors pursuing a associate degree.

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Our analysis found Ivy Tech Community College to be the most popular school for drafting & design engineering technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in Indiana. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Of the 62 students majoring in design engineering tech at Ivy Tech Community College, 79% are male and 21% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, design engineering tech majors at Ivy Tech Community College accumulate an average of around $11,986 in student debt.

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Ivy Tech Community College Report

#2

Vincennes University

Vincennes, IN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Vincennes University is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Vincennes, Vincennes University is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 33% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

On average, design engineering tech graduates from Vincennes University take out $12,851 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Vincennes University Report

The in-demand associate degree programs at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drafting & design engineering technology schools in Indiana. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Report

Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 255
Wisconsin 246
Ohio 148
Illinois 339

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 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.

Featured Schools

Find Trade Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited trade schools across the U.S.