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2023 Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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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. 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 the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Southwest 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 analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the most popular school for engineering students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 34% of the engineering majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.

Of the 31 students majoring in engineering at UT Arlington, 90% are male and 10% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at The University of Texas at Dallas helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 41% of the engineering majors at the school.

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#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

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

Of the 22 students majoring in engineering at University of Arizona, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Arizona State University - Skysong helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in the Southwest Region . ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.

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

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate engineering programs. Located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 17% of the engineering majors at the school.

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The University of Texas at Austin 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 #7 on the list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

Of the 4 students majoring in engineering at UT Austin, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#9

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston 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. UTHealth is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Houston.

Of the 2 students majoring in engineering at UTHealth, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Best Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 4,416
Texas 15,205
New Mexico 1,111
Oklahoma 2,060

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 20 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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