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2023 Most Popular General Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best General Engineering Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 3,548 people earned a degree or certificate in general engineering, making the major the #64 most popular in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular General Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in the United States 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 General Engineering program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Engineering Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Maryland - College Park to be the most popular school for general engineering students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. UMCP is a very large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

About 15% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 85% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Michigan Technological University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general engineering schools in the United States. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Houghton.

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#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Iowa is a great place for general engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

Women make up 22% of the engineering majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for general engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

About 57% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 43% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Colorado School of Mines is a great place for general engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Golden, Mines is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 67% are male.

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#5

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. U of U is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

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

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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate general engineering programs. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in engineering at OHIO Athens, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general engineering students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Rapid City, SD Mines is a public school with a small student population.

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#10

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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General Engineering by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

General Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 28 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 Rémi Kaupp.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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