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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate School for You

Mechanical Engineering is the #21 most popular major in the country with 46,178 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

Our 2023 rankings named Stevens Institute of Technology the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for mechanical engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Stevens is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hoboken.

About 30% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 70% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UMBC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Baltimore.

About 27% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 73% are male.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 3 spot on the list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Women make up 43% of the ME majors at the school.

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

#4

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University at Buffalo helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.

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#4

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Villanova University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. 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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#6

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

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The City College of New York came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. CCNY is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New York.

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Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate mechanical engineering programs. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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George Washington University 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 #6 on the list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best mechanical engineering schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 2,232
New York 2,839
Maryland 807
New Jersey 945
District of Columbia 176
Delaware 135

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 9 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.

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