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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools

45 Colleges
$73,134 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate School for You

Engineering Technologies is the #20 most popular major in the country with 85,188 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 45 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for engineering tech majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Our analysis found Tufts University to be the best school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Kennesaw State University is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their graduate certificate. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.

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#4

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia Southern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit school with a large student population.

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#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in the United States. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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Michigan Technological University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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California State University - Northridge landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate engineering technologies programs. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate engineering technologies programs. UF is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

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#9

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate engineering technologies programs. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Illinois State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population.

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Engineering Technologies by Region

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Engineering Tech Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,906
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,593
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,964
Environmental Control Technology 8,690
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,592
Engineering-Related Fields 6,736
Mechanical Engineering Technology 6,013
General Engineering Technology 4,676
Construction Engineering Technology 4,330
Quality Control Technology 3,824
Computer Engineering Technology 3,595
Engineering Technology (Other) 1,768
Architectural Engineering Technology 1,290
Energy Systems Technologies 1,256
Civil Engineering Technology 1,187
Engineering-Related Technologies 989
Mining & Petroleum Technology 445
Nuclear Engineering Technology 220
Nanotechnology 114

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KUKA Systems GmbH.

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