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2023 Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

9 Colleges
$80,505 Avg Salary

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.

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

#1

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

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.

Full Engineering at Villanova University Report

#2

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 9 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large 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.

Read full report on Engineering at Drexel University

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 fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

About 14% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 86% are male.

Full Engineering at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Report

#4

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

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 medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bethlehem.

Of the 5 students majoring in engineering at Lehigh, 80% are male and 20% are female.

Read full report on Engineering at Lehigh University

#5

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a very large student population.

Read full report on Engineering at Temple University

#5

Widener University

Chester, PA

Out of the 9 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Widener University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Chester, Widener is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Engineering at Widener University

#5

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Read full report on Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University

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 distant 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 college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Engineering at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Report

Best Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 4,817
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 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.

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