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Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Schools

There are 605 colleges that offer a degree in Drafting & Design Engineering. Ranked by yearly graduations, here are the most popular below:

Finding the Best Drafting & Design Engineering School for You

With all the Drafting & Design Engineering programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick-and-mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school halfway across the country without even leaving your house.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Schools ranking. This report analyzed 605 schools in the United States to see which Drafting & Design Engineering programs were the most popular. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school’s program.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for Drafting & Design Engineering majors.

The most popular school in the United States for Drafting & Design Engineering students is Savannah College of Art and Design. Savannah College of Art and Design is a private nonprofit school located in Savannah, GA. During the most recent year for which we have data, 319 people earned their degree in Drafting & Design Engineering from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $25,862. Read full report on Drafting & Design Engineering at Savannah College of Art and Design

#2

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Ivy Tech Community College comes in at #2 on our list of the most popular colleges for Drafting & Design Engineering majors. Located in Indianapolis, IN, this is a public institution. This school awarded 292 degrees in Drafting & Design Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $46,027. Full Drafting & Design Engineering at Ivy Tech Community College Report

San Jacinto Community College comes in at #3 on our list of the most popular colleges for Drafting & Design Engineering majors. Located in Pasadena, TX, this is a public institution. This school awarded 208 degrees in Drafting & Design Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $36,230. Read More…

#4

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Academy of Art University comes in at #4 on our list of the most popular colleges for Drafting & Design Engineering majors. Academy of Art University is a private for-profit school located in San Francisco, CA. During the most recent year for which we have data, 170 people earned their degree in Drafting & Design Engineering from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $29,577. Full Drafting & Design Engineering at Academy of Art University Report

Portland Community College comes in at #5 on our list of the most popular colleges for Drafting & Design Engineering majors. Portland Community College is a public school located in Portland, OR. During the most recent year for which we have data, 143 people earned their degree in Drafting & Design Engineering from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $40,435. Full Drafting & Design Engineering at Portland Community College Report

#6

Valencia College

Orlando, FL

Valencia College landed the #6 spot in our Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Schools ranking. Valencia College is a public school located in Orlando, FL. This school awarded 141 degrees in Drafting & Design Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $30,627. Read full report on Drafting & Design Engineering at Valencia College

Austin Community College District landed the #7 spot in our Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Schools ranking. Austin Community College District is a public school located in Austin, TX. During the most recent year for which we have data, 136 people earned their degree in Drafting & Design Engineering from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $44,315. Full Drafting & Design Engineering at Austin Community College District Report

#8

Dallas College

Dallas, TX

Dallas College landed the #8 spot in our Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Schools ranking. Dallas College is a public school located in Dallas, TX. This school awarded 133 degrees in Drafting & Design Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $38,587. Read full report on Drafting & Design Engineering at Dallas College

#9

Lee College

Baytown, TX

Lee College landed the #9 spot in our Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Schools ranking. Lee College is a public school located in Baytown, TX. This school awarded 118 degrees in Drafting & Design Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $40,690. Read More…

#10

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

Front Range Community College landed the #10 spot in our Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Schools ranking. Located in Westminster, CO, this is a public institution. This school awarded 114 degrees in Drafting & Design Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $38,658. Read More…

J F Ingram State Technical College landed the #11 spot in our Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Schools ranking. J F Ingram State Technical College is a public school located in Deatsville, AL. This school awarded 113 degrees in Drafting & Design Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669. Full Drafting & Design Engineering at J F Ingram State Technical College Report

#12

Olympic College

Bremerton, WA

Olympic College comes in at #12 on our list of the most popular colleges for Drafting & Design Engineering majors. Olympic College is a public school located in Bremerton, WA. This school awarded 110 degrees in Drafting & Design Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $44,684. Full Drafting & Design Engineering at Olympic College Report

Bluegrass Community and Technical College landed the #13 spot in our Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Schools ranking. Located in Lexington, KY, this is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 105 people earned their degree in Drafting & Design Engineering from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $42,755. Full Drafting & Design Engineering at Bluegrass Community and Technical College Report

#14

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Hennepin Technical College landed the #14 spot in our Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Schools ranking. Located in Brooklyn Park, MN, this is a public institution. This school awarded 92 degrees in Drafting & Design Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $48,977. Read full report on Drafting & Design Engineering at Hennepin Technical College

#15

South Texas College

McAllen, TX

South Texas College comes in at #15 on our list of the most popular colleges for Drafting & Design Engineering majors. Located in McAllen, TX, this is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 90 people earned their degree in Drafting & Design Engineering from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $28,878. Full Drafting & Design Engineering at South Texas College Report

Brigham Young University-Idaho comes in at #16 on our list of the most popular colleges for Drafting & Design Engineering majors. Brigham Young University-Idaho is a private nonprofit school located in Rexburg, ID. During the most recent year for which we have data, 89 people earned their degree in Drafting & Design Engineering from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,371. Read full report on Drafting & Design Engineering at Brigham Young University-Idaho

#17

Lane Community College

Eugene, OR

Lane Community College landed the #17 spot in our Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Schools ranking. Located in Eugene, OR, this is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 87 people earned their degree in Drafting & Design Engineering from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $52,882. Full Drafting & Design Engineering at Lane Community College Report

#18

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA

Santa Ana College landed the #18 spot in our Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Schools ranking. Santa Ana College is a public school located in Santa Ana, CA. During the most recent year for which we have data, 86 people earned their degree in Drafting & Design Engineering from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $36,951. Read full report on Drafting & Design Engineering at Santa Ana College

Utah Valley University comes in at #19 on our list of the most popular colleges for Drafting & Design Engineering majors. Utah Valley University is a public school located in Orem, UT. During the most recent year for which we have data, 85 people earned their degree in Drafting & Design Engineering from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $48,225. Read full report on Drafting & Design Engineering at Utah Valley University

#20

Pikes Peak State College

Colorado Springs, CO

Pikes Peak State College landed the #20 spot in our Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Schools ranking. Located in Colorado Springs, CO, this is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 84 people earned their degree in Drafting & Design Engineering from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $34,425. Read More…

CUNY New York City College of Technology comes in at #21 on our list of the most popular colleges for Drafting & Design Engineering majors. Located in Brooklyn, NY, this is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 82 people earned their degree in Drafting & Design Engineering from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $41,888. Read More…

Chattahoochee Technical College comes in at #22 on our list of the most popular colleges for Drafting & Design Engineering majors. Chattahoochee Technical College is a public school located in Marietta, GA. During the most recent year for which we have data, 75 people earned their degree in Drafting & Design Engineering from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $37,470. Read More…

College for Creative Studies comes in at #23 on our list of the most popular colleges for Drafting & Design Engineering majors. Located in Detroit, MI, this is a private nonprofit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 74 people earned their degree in Drafting & Design Engineering from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $29,601. Full Drafting & Design Engineering at College for Creative Studies Report

South Louisiana Community College comes in at #24 on our list of the most popular colleges for Drafting & Design Engineering majors. South Louisiana Community College is a public school located in Lafayette, LA. This school awarded 67 degrees in Drafting & Design Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $34,043. Read More…

#25

Glendale Community College

Glendale, AZ

Glendale Community College comes in at #25 on our list of the most popular colleges for Drafting & Design Engineering majors. Located in Glendale, AZ, this is a public institution. This school awarded 65 degrees in Drafting & Design Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $67,419. Read More…

#27

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE
#31

College of Lake County

Grayslake, IL
#35

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, TX
#36

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA
#38

Stark State College

North Canton, OH
#39

The Fab School

Rancho Cucamonga, CA
#40

Palomar College

San Marcos, CA
#41

Rio Hondo College

Whittier, CA
#45

Pima Community College

Tucson, AZ
#50

Cerritos College

Norwalk, CA

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for this major that just missed the list above.

Rank College Location
51 Delgado Community College New Orleans, LA
52 William Rainey Harper College Palatine, IL
53 River Parishes Community College Gonzales, LA
54 Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids, IA
55 City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College Chicago, IL
56 Hazard Community and Technical College Hazard, KY
57 Montgomery College Rockville, MD
58 Fletcher Technical Community College Schriever, LA
59 SUNY College of Technology at Delhi Delhi, NY
60 Trident Technical College Charleston, SC
61 Anoka Technical College Anoka, MN
62 Chemeketa Community College Salem, OR
63 Mesa Community College Mesa, AZ
64 Bevill State Community College Jasper, AL
65 Butte College Oroville, CA
66 Oakland Community College Auburn Hills, MI
67 Grand Rapids Community College Grand Rapids, MI
68 Northeast Community College Norfolk, NE
69 Shelton State Community College Tuscaloosa, AL
70 University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton Morrilton, AR
71 Dunwoody College of Technology Minneapolis, MN
72 Southeast Community College Area Lincoln, NE
73 Trine University Angola, IN
74 CUNY Queensborough Community College Bayside, NY
75 Central New Mexico Community College Albuquerque, NM
76 Midland College Midland, TX
77 Alvin Community College Alvin, TX
78 Brazosport College Lake Jackson, TX
79 Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire, WI
80 Community College of Denver Denver, CO
81 Macomb Community College Warren, MI
82 Terra State Community College Fremont, OH
83 Collin County Community College District McKinney, TX
84 Davis Technical College Kaysville, UT
85 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
86 Lanier Technical College Gainesville, GA
87 Oakton College Des Plaines, IL
88 Seminole State College of Florida Sanford, FL
89 Fox Valley Technical College Appleton, WI
90 Northcentral Technical College Wausau, WI
91 State Technical College of Missouri Linn, MO
92 West Kentucky Community and Technical College Paducah, KY
93 Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville, NC
94 Germanna Community College Locust Grove, VA
95 Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield, MO
96 Eastern Arizona College Thatcher, AZ
97 Allan Hancock College Santa Maria, CA
98 Everett Community College Everett, WA
99 Johnson County Community College Overland Park, KS
100 Texas State Technical College Waco, TX
101 York County Community College Wells, ME
102 Anne Arundel Community College Arnold, MD
103 Lewis and Clark Community College Godfrey, IL
104 Liceo de Arte y Tecnologia San Juan, PR
105 MiraCosta College Oceanside, CA
106 North Central Texas College Gainesville, TX
107 Ridgewater College Willmar, MN
108 San Joaquin Delta College Stockton, CA
109 Sierra College Rocklin, CA
110 Alamance Community College Graham, NC
111 College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, IL
112 Eastern Florida State College Melbourne, FL
113 Escondido Adult School Escondido, CA
114 Grayson College Denison, TX
115 Marymount University Arlington, VA
116 Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny, IA
117 Fullerton College Fullerton, CA
118 New Mexico State University-Dona Ana Las Cruces, NM
119 Ogden-Weber Technical College Ogden, UT
120 Southern Union State Community College Wadley, AL
121 Coastal Alabama Community College Bay Minette, AL
122 Illinois Valley Community College Oglesby, IL
123 Lamar Institute of Technology Beaumont, TX
124 Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City Kansas City, MO
125 NorthWest Arkansas Community College Bentonville, AR
126 Cabrillo College Aptos, CA
127 East Carolina University Greenville, NC
128 Fresno City College Fresno, CA
129 Louisiana Delta Community College Monroe, LA
130 Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown Morristown, TN
131 Triton College River Grove, IL
132 Cleveland State Community College Cleveland, TN
133 Francis Tuttle Technology Center Oklahoma City, OK
134 Island Drafting and Technical Institute Amityville, NY
135 Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Green Bay, WI
136 St Cloud Technical and Community College Saint Cloud, MN
137 Suffolk County Community College Selden, NY
138 Tulsa Technology Center Tulsa, OK
139 Angelina College Lufkin, TX
140 Arkansas State University-Beebe Beebe, AR
141 Bridgerland Technical College Logan, UT
142 Miami Dade College Miami, FL
143 Porter & Chester Institute Bridgeport, CT
144 Scottsdale Community College Scottsdale, AZ
145 Southeast Technical College Sioux Falls, SD
146 Texas Southmost College Brownsville, TX
147 Virginia Peninsula Community College Hampton, VA
148 Weber State University Ogden, UT
149 Connecticut State Community College New Britain, CT
150 George C Wallace Community College-Dothan Dothan, AL
151 Golden West College Huntington Beach, CA
152 Henry Ford College Dearborn, MI
153 ITI Technical College Baton Rouge, LA
154 Laredo College Laredo, TX
155 Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee, WI
156 YTI Career Institute-York York, PA
157 College of Western Idaho Nampa, ID
158 Jones County Junior College Ellisville, MS
159 Lorenzo Walker Technical College Naples, FL
160 Niagara County Community College Sanborn, NY
161 Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA
162 Northshore Technical Community College Lacombe, LA
163 Spokane Community College Spokane, WA
164 University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR
165 Victor Valley College Victorville, CA
166 Vincennes University Vincennes, IN
167 Aims Community College Greeley, CO
168 Canadian Valley Technology Center El Reno, OK
169 Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Cincinnati, OH
170 Citrus College Glendora, CA
171 College of the Canyons Santa Clarita, CA
172 Harford Community College Bel Air, MD
173 Holmes Community College Goodman, MS
174 Manatee Technical College Bradenton, FL
175 Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis, MN
176 Murray State University Murray, KY
177 Pasco-Hernando State College New Port Richey, FL
178 Seward County Community College Liberal, KS
179 St Charles Community College Cottleville, MO
180 St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL
181 Temple College Temple, TX
182 Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville Nashville, TN
183 Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville Shelbyville, TN
184 Tidewater Community College Norfolk, VA
185 Trinity Valley Community College Athens, TX
186 Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga, CA
187 East Los Angeles College Monterey Park, CA
188 Hinds Community College Raymond, MS
189 Idaho State University Pocatello, ID
190 J Sargeant Reynolds Community College Richmond, VA
191 Midlands Technical College West Columbia, SC
192 Montana State University Bozeman, MT
193 North Idaho College Coeur d’Alene, ID
194 Northeast Alabama Community College Rainsville, AL
195 Northeast State Community College Blountville, TN
196 Pasadena City College Pasadena, CA
197 Temple University Philadelphia, PA
198 University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO
199 Central Carolina Technical College Sumter, SC
200 Century College White Bear Lake, MN

Drafting & Design Engineering by Region

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More Drafting & Design Engineering Rankings

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this Most Popular Drafting & Design Engineering Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Drafting & Design Engineering Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Drafting & Design Technology 4,395
CAD/CADD Drafting Technology 2,476
Architectural Drafting & CAD/CADD 1,623
Mechanical Drafting & CAD/CADD 932
Civil Drafting & CAD/CADD 108
Other Drafting/Design Technologies 68
Electrical Drafting & CAD/CADD 60
3-D Modeling and Design Technology/Technician 40
Related Major Annual Graduates
Electromechanical Engineering 11,920
Industrial Production Technology 11,391
Environmental Control Technology 10,798
Electronics Engineering 9,196
Engineering-Related Fields 8,633

References

*The average salary above is for the top 25 schools only.

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