2023 Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Engineering Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 198,468 engineering students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #7 most popular in the country.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Plains States 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 Plains States Region
Check out the engineering graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Missouri University of Science and Technology the most popular school in the Plains States Region for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 238 students majoring in engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, 89% are male and 11% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Wichita.
About 24% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 76% are male.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of St Thomas Minnesota helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in the Plains States Region . UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.
About 52% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 48% are male.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Rapid City, SD Mines is a public school with a small student population.
About 17% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 83% are male.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Iowa is a great place for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City.
Women make up 18% of the engineering majors at the school.
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Iowa State 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. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 20% of the engineering majors at the school.
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Saint Louis 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 #7 on the list. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.
About 50% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 50% are male.
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University of Kansas ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. KU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.
Women make up 20% of the engineering majors at the school.
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Washington University in St Louis landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate engineering programs. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
About 50% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 50% are male.
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North Dakota State University - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fargo.
About 50% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 50% are male.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 1,618 |
| Minnesota | 2,350 |
| Iowa | 2,616 |
| South Dakota | 569 |
| Missouri | 3,253 |
| Nebraska | 699 |
| North Dakota | 787 |
Majors Related to Engineering
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 17 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.