2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
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.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 24 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering Technologies program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering tech majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Arkansas the most popular school in the Southeast Region for engineering technologies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 30% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia Southern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit school with a large student population.
Of the 18 students majoring in engineering tech at Columbia Southern University, 78% are male and 22% are female.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Citadel Military College of South Carolina is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, The Citadel is a public school with a small student population.
Women make up 40% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 6 students majoring in engineering tech at American Military University, 83% are male and 17% are female.
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Out of the 24 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennesaw State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.
About 40% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 60% are male.
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Western Kentucky University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate engineering technologies programs. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 50% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #7, Northwestern State University of Louisiana did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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University of Florida ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.
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With a ranking of #7, East Carolina University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 50% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 2,073 |
| West Virginia | 451 |
| Mississippi | 799 |
| South Carolina | 814 |
| Florida | 1,539 |
| Virginia | 938 |
| Arkansas | 815 |
| Alabama | 2,165 |
| Kentucky | 843 |
| Georgia | 686 |
| Tennessee | 951 |
| Louisiana | 1,315 |
Engineering Technologies Related Majors
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 |
Majors Similar to Engineering Tech
| 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 24 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.