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2023 Most Popular 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.

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.

Check out the engineering graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland - College Park the most popular school in the United States for general engineering students working on their graduate certificate. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

Of the 46 students majoring in engineering at UMCP, 85% are male and 15% are female.

Full General Engineering at University of Maryland - College Park Report

Out of the 28 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan Technological University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Houghton.

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#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. Iowa is a fairly 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. Texas A&M College Station is a very 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.

Full General Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

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 medium-sized student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in engineering at Mines, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#5

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general engineering schools in the United States. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

About 33% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 67% are male.

Full General Engineering at University of Utah Report

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 town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 25% of the engineering majors at the school.

Read full report on General Engineering at Ohio University - Athens Campus

With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

Full General Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin Report

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.

Full General Engineering at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Report

#10

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Full General Engineering at Villanova University Report

General Engineering by Region

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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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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