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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate School for You

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 37 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 Mechanical Engineering program at each school on the list.

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

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Florida the most popular school in the United States for mechanical engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 13% of the ME majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a very large student population.

About 7% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 93% are male.

Full Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Stevens Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in the United States. Stevens is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hoboken.

Of the 20 students majoring in ME at Stevens, 70% are male and 30% are female.

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Out of the 37 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the # 4 spot on the list. UMBC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Baltimore.

Of the 11 students majoring in ME at UMBC, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Connecticut helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in ME at UCONN, 71% are male and 29% are female.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Connecticut Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Columbia University in the City of New York is a great place for mechanical 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.

About 43% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 57% are male.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate mechanical engineering programs. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Missouri University of Science and Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mechanical engineering students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

Full Mechanical Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology Report

#8

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mechanical engineering students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in ME at Purdue, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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New England
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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 37 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.

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