2023 Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 105 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the best value school in the United States for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a very large student population.
ASU - Skysong graduate students pay an average of $9,982 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, ASU - Skysong also did well on our Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a great value for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fargo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 per year.
Minnesota State Mankato also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great value for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. UNL is a very large public school located in the city of Lincoln.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNL are $19,541 a year.
UNL excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana Tech University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Louisiana Tech are $12,690 per year.
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San Jose State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate engineering programs. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a very large student population.
San Jose State graduate students pay an average of $18,790 in tuition and fees each year.
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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $21,133 per year.
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list.
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University of Dayton ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
UDayton graduate students pay an average of $18,140 in tuition and fees each year.
UDayton excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list.
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Seattle University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Seattle U are $14,310 a year.
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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.
Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $24,106 in tuition and fees each year.
Texas A&M College Station also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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Lawrence Technological University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. Lawrence Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Southfield.
Lawrence Tech graduate students pay an average of $18,436 in tuition and fees each year.
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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate engineering programs. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.
UT Austin also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Villanova University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Villanova are $21,199 a year.
Villanova also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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Michigan Technological University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #14 on the list. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Houghton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Michigan Tech are $22,981 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Michigan Tech is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list.
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Loyola Marymount University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate engineering programs. Loyola Marymount is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Loyola Marymount are $19,922 a year.
Loyola Marymount excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list.
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Here are some additional great value schools for Engineering students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 16 | Saint Louis University | Saint Louis, MO |
| 17 | University of New Orleans | New Orleans, LA |
| 18 | Texas Tech University | Lubbock, TX |
| 19 | University of St Thomas Minnesota | Saint Paul, MN |
| 20 | Auburn University | Auburn, AL |
| 20 | Lehigh University | Bethlehem, PA |
Engineering by Region
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| 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 25 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).
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