2023 Most Popular General Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular General Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in the United States 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 General Engineering program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular General Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
Check out the engineering graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 10 Most Popular General Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found University of Maryland - College Park to be the most popular school for general engineering students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park.
Of the 46 students majoring in engineering at UMCP, 85% are male and 15% are female.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Michigan Technological University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general engineering schools in the United States. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Houghton.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general engineering schools in the United States. Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.
About 22% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 78% are male.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general engineering schools in the United States. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.
Of the 7 students majoring in engineering at Texas A&M College Station, 43% are male and 57% are female.
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Out of the 28 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado School of Mines landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 6 students majoring in engineering at Mines, 67% are male and 33% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. U of U is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.
About 33% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 67% are male.
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With a ranking of #7, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 25% of the engineering majors at the school.
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The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general engineering students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 50% of the engineering majors at the school.
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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Rapid City, SD Mines is a public college with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #10, Villanova University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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General Engineering Related Majors
One of 40 majors within the area of study, general engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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| 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 28 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 Rémi Kaupp.
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