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Most Popular General Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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2023 Most Popular General Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic 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. 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 Most Popular General Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

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 Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 46 students majoring in engineering at UMCP, 85% are male and 15% are female.

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#2

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Villanova University is a great place for general engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

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#3

Widener University

Chester, PA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Widener University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Chester, Widener is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Johns Hopkins University is a great place for general engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Best General Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best general engineering schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 144
Pennsylvania 35
Maryland 427
New Jersey 64

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 4 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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