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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mechanical Engineering program at each school on the list.

Check out the ME graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our analysis found University of Florida to be the most popular school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at University of Florida

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of North Carolina at Charlotte Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Florida International University is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their graduate certificate. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Miami.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Florida International University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Mechanical Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Report

Out of the 8 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Citadel Military College of South Carolina landed the # 3 spot on the list. The Citadel is a small public school located in the city of Charleston.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Citadel Military College of South Carolina Report

#3

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Old Dominion University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Old Dominion is a fairly large public school located in the city of Norfolk.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Old Dominion University Report

Out of the 8 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina A & T State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Greensboro, NC A&T is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Mississippi State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Mississippi State is a very large public school located in the town of Mississippi State.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Mississippi State University

Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,418
Virginia 947
North Carolina 918
Florida 2,254
Tennessee 603
Kentucky 391
South Carolina 715
Louisiana 453
Arkansas 280
Alabama 1,019
Mississippi 309
West Virginia 217

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 8 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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