2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Best Electrical Engineering Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 28,844 people earned a degree or certificate in electrical engineering, making the major the #40 most popular in the United States.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 58 schools in the United States 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 Electrical Engineering program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the most popular school in the United States for electrical engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Women make up 4% of the EE majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 13% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 87% are male.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Clarkson University is a great place for electrical engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Clarkson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Potsdam.
About 11% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 89% are male.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Naval Postgraduate School helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular electrical engineering schools in the United States. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Monterey.
Of the 15 students majoring in EE at Naval Postgraduate School, 73% are male and 27% are female.
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Out of the 58 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.
About 7% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 93% are male.
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Michigan Technological University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Electrical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Houghton.
Women make up 27% of the EE majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #7, Worcester Polytechnic Institute did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for electrical engineering students working on their graduate certificate. WPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester.
Women make up 10% of the EE majors at the school.
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Stevens Institute of Technology landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate electrical engineering programs. Stevens is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hoboken.
Of the 9 students majoring in EE at Stevens, 89% are male and 11% are female.
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University of St Thomas Minnesota ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Electrical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.
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Stony Brook University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Electrical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 17% of the EE majors at the school.
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Majors Related to EE
One of 40 majors within the area of study, electrical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 46,178 |
| Civil Engineering | 21,388 |
| Computer Engineering | 17,987 |
| Chemical Engineering | 12,917 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 12,811 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 27 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 NASA.
More about our data sources and methodologies.