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2025 Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
547 Design Engineering Tech Degrees Awarded
$44,238 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in drafting & design engineering technology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #151 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 547 degrees in drafting & design engineering technology annually.

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Choosing a Great Drafting & Design Engineering Technology School

Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region The design engineering tech program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Drafting & Design Engineering Technology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for drafting & design engineering technology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Design Engineering Tech
Bachelor's Degrees in Design Engineering Tech
Master's Degrees in Design Engineering Tech

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Drafting & Design Engineering Technology in the Middle Atlantic Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the design engineering tech degree levels they offer.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Design Engineering Tech

1
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
47 Design Engineering Tech Degrees Awarded
57.4% Growth in Graduates

Pittsburgh Technical College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in drafting & design engineering technology. Located in the suburb of Oakdale, Pittsburgh Technical College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 46th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 47 drafting & design engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Pittsburgh Technical College in the most recent data year. After graduation, design engineering tech degree recipients usually earn around $41,991 in the first five years of their career.

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
18th Most Popular In PA
93.3% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in drafting & design engineering technology has to look into Drexel University. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #115 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Drexel is a great university overall.

There were about 15 drafting & design engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$57,854 Median Starting Salary

Pennsylvania College of Technology is a great option for students interested in a degree in drafting & design engineering technology. Penn College is a small public college located in the small city of Williamsport. This college ranks 48th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 28 drafting & design engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Penn College in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the drafting & design engineering technology major at Pennsylvania College of Technology earn $13,616 more than the average graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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4
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
$36,002 Median Starting Salary

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a great decision for students interested in a degree in drafting & design engineering technology. Located in the small city of Lancaster, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a public college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #424 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a great college overall.

There were approximately 17 drafting & design engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the design engineering tech program report average early career earnings of $36,002.

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5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In PA

HACC is a fairly large public college located in the small city of Harrisburg. A Best Colleges rank of #536 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means HACC is a great college overall.

There were approximately 7 drafting & design engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at HACC in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
42 Design Engineering Tech Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Brooklyn, City Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 118th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 42 drafting & design engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at City Tech in the most recent data year.

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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 Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 334 183
New York 333 156
Maryland 279 105
New Jersey 273 8
Delaware 175 9

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Drafting & Design Engineering Technology is one of 18 different types of Engineering Technologies programs to choose from.

Design Engineering Tech Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD 224
CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology 173
General Drafting & Design Technology 130
Mechanical Drafting & Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD 17
Other Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies 3

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering-Related Fields 1,456
Mechanical Engineering Technology 1,121
Environmental Control Technology 882
Electronics Engineering Technology 834
Computer Engineering Technology 816
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 562
Industrial Production Technology 459
General Engineering Technology 359
Quality Control Technology 298
Construction Engineering Technology 280

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