2023 Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania
Finding the Best Engineering Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, engineering students earned 10,045 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 4th in the state.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in Pennsylvania 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.
2023 Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Most Popular Pennsylvania Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named Villanova University the most popular school in Pennsylvania for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.
Women make up 25% of the engineering majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 54% of the engineering majors at the school.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a great place for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Pitt is a very large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.
About 14% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 86% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.
Of the 5 students majoring in engineering at Lehigh, 80% are male and 20% are female.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Temple University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Widener University is a great place for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Chester, Widener is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Carnegie Mellon University is a great place for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is a great place for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. IUP is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Indiana.
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Out of the 9 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Shippensburg, Ship is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 4,817 |
| New York | 12,696 |
| Maryland | 4,465 |
| Delaware | 580 |
| District of Columbia | 689 |
Engineering Related Majors
Engineering Majors to Study
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.