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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast 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.

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.

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

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

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 college with a very large student population.

Women make up 30% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#2

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Columbia Southern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the fringe town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit college with a fairly 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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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Citadel Military College of South Carolina helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Charleston, The Citadel is a public college 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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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Kennesaw State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in the Southeast Region . 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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#6

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

With a ranking of #6, Western Kentucky University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a large student population.

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

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Northwestern State University of Louisiana landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate engineering technologies programs. Located in the remote town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

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 medium-sized city of Gainesville.

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#7

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering technologies colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 2,073
West Virginia 451
South Carolina 814
Florida 1,539
Virginia 938
Arkansas 815
Mississippi 799
Louisiana 1,315
Alabama 2,165
Kentucky 843
Georgia 686
Tennessee 951

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.

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