2023 Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Design Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology is the 151st most popular major in the country with 8,964 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, drafting and design engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $43,263 and had an average of $17,275 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,308 drafting and design engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,266 and $19,207 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 111 drafting and design engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Design Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in drafting and design engineering technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great drafting and design engineering technology programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the drafting and design engineering technology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Design Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree vets studying design engineering tech.
Top 4 Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Design Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the #1 spot on the list. Central Michigan is a public institution located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Central Michigan, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Central Michigan supports 17,311 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $425. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Central Michigan University Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Design Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the #2 spot on the list. WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s design engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
WMU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 19,887 students enrolled at Western Michigan University, 584 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 327 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,981. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Western Michigan University Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Design Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #3 spot on the list. IUPUI is a public institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
IUPUI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 29,390 students enrolled at IUPUI were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,439. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. IUPUI does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis]](/colleges/indiana-university-purdue-university-indianapolis/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Trine University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Design Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s. Trine is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Angola, Indiana. It awarded 49 bachelors’s design engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Trine, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 3,573 students enrolled at Trine, 61 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 33 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,322. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Trine does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Trine University]](/colleges/trine-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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