2022 Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Drafting & Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,167 people earned their degree in mechanical drafting and mechanical drafting CAD/CADD, making the major the 579th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 141 mechanical drafting and mechanical drafting CAD/CADD graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mechanical drafting and mechanical drafting CAD/CADD. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mechanical drafting and mechanical drafting CAD/CADD 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 mechanical drafting and mechanical drafting CAD/CADD program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Drafting & Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas State Technical College

Waco, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$8,535 Average Net Price

$34,548 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. TSTC is located in Waco, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 ’s mechanical drafting and mechanical drafting CAD/CADD degrees to qualified students.

TSTC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Mechanical Drafting & Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend TSTC is $8,535 for southwest region mechanical drafting and mechanical drafting cad/cadd students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

New Mexico State University - Dona Ana

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$4,942 Average Net Price

$28,191 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Dona Ana landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 10 ’s mechanical drafting and mechanical drafting CAD/CADD degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Dona Ana did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Mechanical Drafting & Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend NMSU Dona Ana is $4,942 for Southwest Region Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full New Mexico State University - Dona Ana Mechanical Drafting & Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD Report

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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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