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2023 Best General Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best General Engineering Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 11,796 people earned a degree or certificate in general engineering, making the major the #80 most popular in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best General Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best General Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

Check out the engineering graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best General Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our analysis found Duke University to be the best school for general engineering students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best General Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best General Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. UNL is a very large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best General Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

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Michigan Technological University ranked #6 on this year’s Best General Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Houghton.

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With a ranking of #7, Colorado School of Mines did quite well on this year’s best schools for general engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Golden, Mines is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University ranked #8 on this year’s Best General Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best General Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best General Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Rapid City, SD Mines is a public college with a small student population.

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 40 majors within the area of study, general engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 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 Rémi Kaupp.

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