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

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

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$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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

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 Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Sam Houston State University to be the most popular school for drafting & design engineering technology students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in design engineering tech at the school are women while 75% are male.

The average amount in student loans that design engineering tech majors at SHSU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $22,208.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The Art Institute of Houston is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Houston, Ai Houston is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Art Institute of San Antonio landed the # 3 spot on the list. Ai San Antonio is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The Art Institute of Austin is a great place for drafting & design engineering technology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Ai Austin is a small private for-profit school located in the distant town of Bastrop.

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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best drafting & design engineering technology schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 150
Texas 1,107
Oklahoma 240
New Mexico 46

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

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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