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Most Popular Online Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

4 Colleges
$80,505 Avg Salary

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. 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.

The Most Popular Online Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland - College Park the most popular online school in the Middle Atlantic Region for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 15% of the engineering majors at the school.

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Out of the 4 online programs at schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stevens Institute of Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 219 students majoring in engineering at Stevens, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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#3

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Drexel University is a great place for engineering students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in engineering at Drexel, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pitt is a very large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

Women make up 14% of the engineering majors at the school.

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Explore the most popular online engineering colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 4,817
Pennsylvania 10,045
New York 12,696
Maryland 4,465
Delaware 580
District of Columbia 689

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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 4 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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