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2023 Most Popular Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

22 Colleges
$45,182 Avg Salary
$16,674 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering Undergraduate 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the Southwest Region to see which undergraduate 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Northeast Technology Center-System Office the most popular school in the Southwest Region for engineering students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Pryor, Northeast Technology Center-System Office is a public college with a small student population.

About 34% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 66% are male.

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#2

Francis Tuttle Technology Center

Oklahoma City, OK

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Francis Tuttle Technology Center. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Oklahoma City, Francis Tuttle Technology Center is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 52 students majoring in engineering at Francis Tuttle Technology Center, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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Out of the 22 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Moore Norman Technology Center landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Norman, MNTC is a public college with a small student population.

About 19% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 81% are male.

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#4

Meridian Technology Center

Stillwater, OK

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Meridian Technology Center helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Meridian Technology Center is a fairly small public school located in the town of Stillwater.

Women make up 21% of the engineering majors at the school.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Southern Oklahoma Technology Center helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Southern Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Ardmore.

About 28% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 72% are male.

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Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the rural area of Choctaw, Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center is a public college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 33% of the engineering majors at the school.

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#7

Western Technology Center

Burns Flat, OK

Western Technology Center came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Western Technology Center is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Burns Flat.

Of the 18 students majoring in engineering at Western Technology Center, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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Red River Technology Center ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Red River Technology Center is a small public school located in the distant town of Duncan.

Of the 16 students majoring in engineering at Red River Technology Center, 88% are male and 13% are female.

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#8

Metro Technology Centers

Oklahoma City, OK

Metro Technology Centers ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Oklahoma City, Metro Technology Centers is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 25% of the engineering majors at the school.

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Gordon Cooper Technology Center ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the distant town of Shawnee, Gordon Cooper Technology Center is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in engineering at Gordon Cooper Technology Center, 69% are male and 31% are female.

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Best Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering schools 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 22 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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