2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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 so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.
Most Popular Online Great Lakes Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Engineering
Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management
Our analysis found Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management to be the most popular school for engineering students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Wright-Patterson AFB, AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a public college with a small student population.
Of the 207 students majoring in engineering at AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management, 83% are male and 17% are female.
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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Michigan Technological University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 11% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 89% are male.
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Out of the 8 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Detroit Mercy landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Detroit, Detroit Mercy is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 14% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 86% are male.
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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of Michigan - Dearborn helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . UM Dearborn is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Dearborn.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wright State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 50% of the engineering majors at the school.
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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a large student population.
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Purdue University Northwest landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate engineering programs. Purdue Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Hammond.
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Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for engineering students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
About 18% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 82% are male.
Request InformationMost Popular Online Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online engineering schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 5,383 |
| Michigan | 8,586 |
| Ohio | 8,648 |
| Illinois | 6,581 |
| Wisconsin | 3,396 |
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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 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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.
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