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2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

9 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Engineering Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Our 2023 rankings named Auburn University the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 90 students majoring in engineering at Auburn, 77% are male and 23% are female.

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Out of the 9 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennesaw State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kennesaw.

Women make up 13% of the engineering majors at the school.

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#3

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Old Dominion University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 45% of the engineering majors at the school.

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Out of the 9 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

Women make up 83% of the engineering majors at the school.

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#5

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Orleans. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNO is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New Orleans.

Of the 4 students majoring in engineering at UNO, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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#6

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in engineering at GMU, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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Florida International University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#8

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

Women make up 58% of the engineering majors at the school.

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#8

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

University of Memphis ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Explore the most popular online engineering schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 5,126
West Virginia 990
South Carolina 2,318
Florida 9,040
Virginia 5,181
Arkansas 1,082
Mississippi 1,512
Louisiana 1,832
Alabama 3,927
Kentucky 1,343
Georgia 5,301
Tennessee 2,281

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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 9 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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