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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

2 Ranked Colleges
59 Degrees Awarded
$16,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 2,532 people earned their degree in CAD/CADD drafting and/or design technology/technician, making the major the 448th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 554 CAD/CADD drafting and/or design technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 59 CAD/CADD drafting and/or design technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in CAD/CADD drafting and/or design technology/technician. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality CAD/CADD drafting and/or design technology/technician programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the CAD/CADD drafting and/or design technology/technician program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Michigan University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school situated in Ypsilanti, Michigan. It awarded 3 bachelors’s CAD/CADD drafting tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern Michigan also made our “Best CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Eastern Michigan is $13,904 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree cad/cadd drafting tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology at Eastern Michigan University

#2

Trine University

Angola, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Trine University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value CAD/CADD Drafting Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Trine University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Angola, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Trine also took the #1 spot in our “Best CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Trine University is $19,700 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree cad/cadd drafting tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology at Trine University

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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