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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering Technologies program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

Our analysis found Eastern Illinois University to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Charleston.

About 40% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 60% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ohio University - Athens Campus is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their graduate certificate. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the town of Athens.

Of the 59 students majoring in engineering tech at OHIO Athens, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 31% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 67% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Michigan Technological University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 9% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

Full Engineering Technologies at Michigan Technological University Report

With a ranking of #6, Purdue University Northwest did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their graduate certificate. Purdue Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Hammond.

Women make up 20% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Purdue University Northwest

#7

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

University of Dayton came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.

Of the 4 students majoring in engineering tech at UDayton, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 33% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Indiana University - Bloomington

Eastern Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a large student population.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Eastern Michigan University

#9

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

Women make up 50% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

Full Engineering Technologies at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering technologies schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 2,230
Michigan 2,201
Ohio 2,673
Illinois 1,478
Wisconsin 1,081

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 16 schools only.

  • 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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