Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Most Popular Online Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools

Find Schools Near

2023 Most Popular Online Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools

5 Colleges

In 2020-2021, 46,178 people earned a degree or certificate in mechanical engineering, making the major the #21 most popular in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Most Popular Online Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the United States to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Worcester Polytechnic Institute to be the most popular school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the United States. WPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Worcester.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute Report

Our analysis found Missouri University of Science and Technology to be the most popular school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in ME at Missouri University of Science and Technology, 67% are male and 33% are female.

Read More…

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan Technological University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Houghton.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Michigan Technological University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Dearborn, UM Dearborn is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at University of Michigan - Dearborn

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

View the Most Popular Online Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools for a specific region near you.

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

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 28,844
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 5 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 Michel Villeneuve.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Featured Schools

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.