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2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree School for You

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. 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 Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southeast Region to see which bachelor's 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.

Check out the design engineering tech bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our analysis found East Carolina University to be the most popular school for drafting & design engineering technology students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southeast Region . ECU is a very large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

About 5% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 95% are male.

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at East Carolina University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Murray State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Murray State is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Murray.

Of the 14 students majoring in design engineering tech at Murray State, 86% are male and 14% are female.

Design Engineering Tech majors at Murray State take out an average of $19,893 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#3

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Adventist University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Collegedale, Southern Adventist is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

Grambling State University

Grambling, LA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Grambling State University is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their bachelor’s degree. GSU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Grambling.

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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best drafting & design engineering technology colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 339
South Carolina 112
Arkansas 78
North Carolina 97
Florida 450
West Virginia 8
Louisiana 183
Virginia 115
Alabama 212
Kentucky 307
Tennessee 122
Mississippi 227

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 4 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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