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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate School for You

Engineering Technologies is the #20 most popular major in the country with 7,672 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 45 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for engineering tech majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Our analysis found Tufts University to be the best school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in the United States. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kennesaw State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools list. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.

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#4

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia Southern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Out of the 45 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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Michigan Technological University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #7, California State University - Northridge did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering technologies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

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#9

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #9, Drexel University did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering technologies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Illinois State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering technologies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Engineering Tech Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Engineering-Related Fields 4,838
Quality Control Technology 736
Industrial Production Technology 440
Engineering Technology (Other) 288
Construction Engineering Technology 264
General Engineering Technology 255
Computer Engineering Technology 179
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 145
Mechanical Engineering Technology 104
Nanotechnology 98
Energy Systems Technologies 95
Environmental Control Technology 89
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 43
Architectural Engineering Technology 39
Electronics Engineering Technology 39
Engineering-Related Technologies 15

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 KUKA Systems GmbH.

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