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2023 Most Popular General Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best General Engineering Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general engineering was ranked #64 in the country. In fact 3,548 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular General Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Great Lakes 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 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 Michigan Technological University to be the most popular school for general engineering students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ohio University - Athens Campus is a great place for general engineering students working on their graduate certificate. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens.

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

Full General Engineering at Ohio University - Athens Campus Report

#3

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Out of the 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Out of the 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Marquette University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Lawrence Technological University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Southfield, Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Fort Wayne landed the # 4 spot on the list. PFW is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Fort Wayne.

Full General Engineering at Purdue University Fort Wayne Report

#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Out of the 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Purdue is a fairly 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 University of Wisconsin - Platteville. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Platteville is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Platteville.

Full General Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Platteville Report

Best General Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best general engineering schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 38
Illinois 30
Ohio 78
Indiana 145
Wisconsin 194

One of 39 majors within the area of study, general engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 9 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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