2023 Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
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.
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.
The Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 34 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 the Southeast Region
Check out the engineering graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Florida the most popular school in the Southeast Region for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.
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 Auburn University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a fairly 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 34 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.
About 43% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 57% are male.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Louisiana Tech University is a great place for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Ruston.
About 32% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 68% are male.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Central Florida helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 19 students majoring in engineering at UCF, 58% are male and 42% are female.
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Kennesaw State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate engineering programs. 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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Clemson University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Clemson is a very large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.
Women make up 58% of the engineering majors at the school.
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Old Dominion University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 45% of the engineering majors at the school.
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University of South Alabama 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 #9 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Mobile, USA is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Virginia Tech landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate engineering programs. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 50% of the engineering majors at the school.
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Explore the best engineering schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 5,126 |
| West Virginia | 990 |
| Mississippi | 1,512 |
| South Carolina | 2,318 |
| Florida | 9,040 |
| Virginia | 5,181 |
| Arkansas | 1,082 |
| Alabama | 3,927 |
| Kentucky | 1,343 |
| Georgia | 5,301 |
| Tennessee | 2,281 |
| Louisiana | 1,832 |
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 25 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.