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

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

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

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

In 2021-2022, 143 degrees and certificates were awarded to drafting & design engineering technology students who went to a Utah college or university. This makes it the #18 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in Utah to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Utah to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs 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.

Our 2023 rankings named Utah Valley University the most popular school in Utah for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 42 students majoring in design engineering tech at UVU, 76% are male and 24% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, design engineering tech majors at UVU accumulate an average of around $10,353 in student debt.

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Utah Valley University Report

#2

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Salt Lake Community College is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Weber State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drafting & design engineering technology schools in Utah. Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 18% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Weber State University Report

#4

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

The in-demand associate degree programs at Southern Utah University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drafting & design engineering technology schools in Utah. Located in the town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Snow College

Ephraim, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Snow College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in Utah list. Located in the town of Ephraim, Snow College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Snow College Report

Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 296
Idaho 91
Montana 10
Wyoming 28

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 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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