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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2023 Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 15% Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools
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 medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ASU - Skysong are $9,982 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, ASU - Skysong also is in the top 10% of our Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.
Full Engineering at Arizona State University - Skysong Report
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.
Out of the 105 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Minnesota State Mankato graduate students pay an average of $9,308 in tuition and fees each 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.
Read full report on Engineering at Minnesota State University - Mankato
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 fairly large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNL are $19,541 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UNL also did well on our Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Louisiana Tech University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering schools in the United States. Located in the town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech is a public school with a large student population.
Louisiana Tech graduate students pay an average of $12,690 in tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Engineering at Louisiana Tech University
With a ranking of #6, San Jose State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at San Jose State are $18,790 a year.
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate engineering programs. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $21,133 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list.
With a ranking of #8, University of Dayton did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UDayton are $18,140 per year.
UDayton also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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.
Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate engineering programs. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize 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.
Read full report on Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station
With a ranking of #11, Lawrence Technological University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Lawrence Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Southfield.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lawrence Tech are $18,436 per year.
Read full report on Engineering at Lawrence Technological University
The University of Texas at Austin came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UT Austin also is in the top 10% of our Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.
Villanova University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate engineering programs. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Villanova are $21,199 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Villanova also is in the top 5% of our Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.
Michigan Technological University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate engineering programs. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Houghton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Michigan Tech are $22,981 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Michigan Tech also is in the top 5% of our Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.
Full Engineering at Michigan Technological University Report
Loyola Marymount University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. Loyola Marymount is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
Loyola Marymount graduate students pay an average of $19,922 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Loyola Marymount is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list.
Read full report on Engineering at Loyola Marymount University
Additional Noteworthy Schools
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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