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2023 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$25,424 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,250 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology School for You

Drafting & Design Engineering Technology is the #122 most popular major in California with 123 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Check out the design engineering tech programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology School

#1

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA
$25,424 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Academy of Art University the best value school in California for drafting and design engineering technology students. Located in the city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Academy of Art University are $25,424 per year.

Full Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Academy of Art University Report

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State Degrees Awarded

One of 16 majors within the area of study, drafting and design engineering technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering-Related Fields 4,838
Quality Control Technology 736
Industrial Production Technology 440
Engineering Technology (Other) 288
Construction Engineering Technology 264

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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.

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