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

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

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

Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Minnesota 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Hennepin Technical College the most popular school in Minnesota for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 33 students majoring in design engineering tech at Hennepin Technical College, 61% are male and 39% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, design engineering tech majors at Hennepin Technical College accumulate an average of around $15,852 in student debt.

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Out of the 14 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, St Cloud Technical and Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 41% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

Design Engineering Tech majors at St Cloud Technical and Community College take out an average of $11,155 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dunwoody College of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in Minnesota list. Dunwoody College of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Women make up 12% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, design engineering tech graduates from Dunwoody College of Technology carry an average student debt load of $15,813.

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Out of the 14 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State College Southeast landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Winona, MSC Southeast is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 32% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

Design Engineering Tech majors at MSC Southeast take out an average of $17,124 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 14 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State Community and Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Fergus Falls, M State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in design engineering tech at M State, 93% are male and 7% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, design engineering tech majors at M State accumulate an average of around $12,035 in student debt.

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#6

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

Ridgewater College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the town of Willmar, Ridgewater College is a public college with a small student population.

About 24% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 76% are male.

On average, design engineering tech graduates from Ridgewater College take out $11,004 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#7

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

Century College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 9% of the design engineering tech majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, design engineering tech majors at Century College accumulate an average of around $13,829 in student debt.

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Anoka Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for drafting & design engineering technology students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Anoka, Anoka Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in design engineering tech at Anoka Technical College, 89% are male and 11% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, design engineering tech majors at Anoka Technical College accumulate an average of around $15,210 in student debt.

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Dakota County Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree drafting & design engineering technology programs. DCTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Rosemount.

About 50% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 50% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, design engineering tech majors at DCTC accumulate an average of around $14,341 in student debt.

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Rochester Community and Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in Minnesota ranking. Rochester Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the midsize city of Rochester.

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

Explore all the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Schools 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 14 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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