2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Most Popular Online 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 Most Popular Online Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 41 schools in the United States to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Engineering Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Online Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools
Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management
Our 2023 rankings named Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management the most popular online school in the United States for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a small public school located in the suburb of Wright-Patterson AFB.
About 17% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 83% are male.
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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Missouri University of Science and Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in the United States. Located in the remote town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 238 students majoring in engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, 89% are male and 11% are female.
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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Worcester Polytechnic Institute helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in the United States. WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Worcester.
Of the 62 students majoring in engineering at WPI, 73% are male and 27% are female.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - College Park is a great place for engineering students working on their online graduate certificate. UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park.
About 15% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 85% are male.
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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in the United States. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.
About 34% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 66% are male.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Michigan Technological University is a great place for engineering students working on their online graduate certificate. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Houghton.
Women make up 11% of the engineering majors at the school.
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Naval Postgraduate School ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Monterey.
Women make up 23% of the engineering majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #8, Auburn University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their online graduate certificate. Auburn is a fairly large public school located in the city of Auburn.
Of the 90 students majoring in engineering at Auburn, 77% are male and 23% are female.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Detroit Mercy did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their online graduate certificate. Detroit Mercy is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Detroit.
Women make up 14% of the engineering majors at the school.
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Kennesaw State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 13% of the engineering majors at the school.
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Majors Related to Engineering
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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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.
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