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2025 Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Schools in Minnesota

6 Colleges in Minnesota
306 Design Engineering Tech Degrees Awarded
$44,238 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in drafting & design engineering technology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #151 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Schools in Minnesota ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 306 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 Minnesota Your choice of drafting & design engineering technology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Drafting & Design Engineering Technology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Rankings by Degree Level

Associate 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 Minnesota list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Drafting & Design Engineering Technology in Minnesota

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the design engineering tech degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Minnesota Schools in Design Engineering Tech

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Hennepin Technical College
Brooklyn Park, MN
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
76 Design Engineering Tech Degrees Awarded
$49,539 Median Starting Salary

Hennepin Technical College is a good option for students pursuing a degree in drafting & design engineering technology. Hennepin Technical College is a small public college located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park. A Best Colleges rank of #282 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Hennepin Technical College is a great college overall.

There were about 76 drafting & design engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Hennepin Technical College in the most recent year we have data available. Those drafting & design engineering technology students who get their degree from Hennepin Technical College earn $5,301 more than the average design engineering tech grad.

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Ridgewater College
Willmar, MN
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In MN
9.1% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in drafting & design engineering technology needs to look into Ridgewater College. Located in the town of Willmar, Ridgewater College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 28th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were roughly 22 drafting & design engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Ridgewater College in the most recent data year.

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Every student who is interested in drafting & design engineering technology needs to look into Dunwoody College of Technology. Dunwoody College of Technology is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #710 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Dunwoody College of Technology is a great college overall.

There were approximately 25 drafting & design engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Dunwoody College of Technology in the most recent year we have data available. Drafting & Design Engineering Technology degree recipients from Dunwoody College of Technology get an earnings boost of about $11,274 above the average earnings of drafting & design engineering technology majors.

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4
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
$45,565 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in drafting & design engineering technology has to check out St Cloud Technical and Community College. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public college located in the small city of Saint Cloud. A Best Colleges rank of #665 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means St Cloud Technical and Community College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 17 drafting & design engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at St Cloud Technical and Community College in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, design engineering tech degree recipients usually make around $45,565 in their early careers.

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5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In MN
31 Design Engineering Tech Degrees Awarded

Anoka Technical College is a small public college located in the suburb of Anoka. This college ranks 42nd out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were roughly 31 drafting & design engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Anoka Technical College in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In MN

Located in the rural area of Fergus Falls, M State is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 34th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were roughly 16 drafting & design engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at M State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Missouri 283 73
Kansas 266 64
Iowa 264 40
Nebraska 238 56
South Dakota 204 19

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One of 18 majors within the Engineering Technologies area of study, Drafting & Design Engineering Technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Design Engineering Tech Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology 157
Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD 107
Mechanical Drafting & Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD 31
Electrical/Electronics Drafting & Electrical/Electronics CAD/CADD 9
General Drafting & Design Technology 2

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 277
Engineering-Related Technologies 176
Industrial Production Technology 138
Computer Engineering Technology 84
Engineering-Related Fields 79
Electronics Engineering Technology 67
Civil Engineering Technology 51
Energy Systems Technologies 34
General Engineering Technology 29
Mechanical Engineering Technology 22

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