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2023 Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

13 Colleges
$80,505 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Graduate Certificate School for You

With 198,468 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, engineering is the #7 most popular major in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Southwest Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the best school for engineering students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great place for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Arizona State University - Skysong helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in the Southwest Region . ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.

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#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

With a ranking of #6, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.

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The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

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The University of Texas at Dallas came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public school with a very large student population.

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate engineering programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 4,416
Texas 15,205
New Mexico 1,111
Oklahoma 2,060

Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811
General Engineering 11,796
Industrial Engineering 9,072
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 8,001
Systems Engineering 3,904
Materials Engineering 3,415
Other Engineering 2,760
Environmental Engineering 2,759
Operations Research 1,698
Agricultural Engineering 1,472
Engineering Science 1,454
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 1,378
Petroleum Engineering 1,256
Robotics Engineering 1,243
Architectural Engineering 1,012
Engineering Physics 994
Manufacturing Engineering 947
Construction Engineering 878
Nuclear Engineering 864
Marine Engineering 445
Biological Engineering 410
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 360
Geoscience Engineering 325
Mining Engineering 314
Textile Engineering 310
Ocean Engineering 285
Engineering Mechanics 272
Metallurgical Engineering 179
Energy Systems Engineering 138
Biochemical Engineering 109
Ceramic Engineering 94
Surveying Engineering 73
Electromechanical Engineering 45
Forest Engineering 41
Paper Science & Engineering 27
Engineering Chemistry 13

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.

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