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

27 Colleges
$80,505 Avg Salary

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.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 27 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Stevens Institute of Technology the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit college 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 101 students majoring in engineering at Columbia, 74% are male and 26% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - College Park is a great place for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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#4

Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY

Out of the 27 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarkson University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Potsdam, Clarkson is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 38 students majoring in engineering at Clarkson, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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Out of the 27 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Newark, NJIT is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 35 students majoring in engineering at NJIT, 69% are male and 31% are female.

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#6

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

Of the 20 students majoring in engineering at Villanova, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Maryland - Baltimore County did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 29% of the engineering majors at the school.

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#8

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #8, Drexel University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#9

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 18% of the engineering majors at the school.

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#10

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Binghamton University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public college with a large student population.

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

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Best Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering schools 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

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 27 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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