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Engineering Graduate Certificates

A graduate certificate in Engineering is offered at 1,162 colleges in the United States, where you can earn agraduate certificate in Engineering. This degree is more popular with male students, and about28% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 20.6% of Engineering graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Engineering Majors

In the most recent reporting year, 197,615 students earned theirEngineering majors across all award levels. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in Engineering at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Certificate 1,123
Associate’s Degree 6,440
Bachelor’s Degree 118,394
Master’s Degree 59,439
Doctor’s Degree 11,767

Earnings of Engineering Majors With Graduate Certificates (All Award Levels)

Federal data tracks the median salary for graduates with agraduate certificate in Engineering of $86,943 four years after graduation. These figures are reported program-wide, across all award levels.

This number may vary for many reasons. For instance, you may move to a location where people with your degree are rare and make more money.

Years After Graduation Median Earnings
1 year $75,905
4 years $86,943
5 years $98,290

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study earnings tracker (program-wide, all award levels).

Student Debt (All Award Levels)

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for Engineering students with their graduate certificate.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue graduate certificates in Engineering. About 75.3% of graduates in this field are men.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 1,982
Women 649
Gender Diversity of Graduate Certificates in Engineering

The racial-ethnic distribution of Engineering graduates is as follows:

Race / Ethnicity Number of Grads Share
White 1,344 51.1%
Asian 140 5.3%
Hispanic or Latino 234 8.9%
Black or African American 96 3.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 2 0.1%
Two or More Races 57 2.2%
Race Unknown 215 8.2%
International Students 542 20.6%
Racial-Ethnic Diversity of Engineering Graduate Certificate Students

This degree is very popular with international students. Around 20.6% of graduates are in this category.

See the minority definition in the References below.

There are 1,382 colleges that offer a graduate certificate in Engineering. Learn more about the most popular below:

#1

Purdue University-Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The most popular school in the United States for Engineering students seeking a graduate certificate is Purdue University-Main Campus. This school awarded 4,103 graduate certificates in Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

Texas A&M University-College Station comes in at #2 on our list of the most popular colleges offering graduate certificates in Engineering. This school awarded 3,995 graduate certificates in Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who complete their graduate certificate in Engineering here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus is a popular choice for Engineering majors seeking their graduate certificate. During the most recent year for which we have data, 3,742 people received their graduate certificate in Engineering from this school. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

Northeastern University comes in at #4 on our list of the most popular colleges offering graduate certificates in Engineering. This school awarded 3,594 graduate certificates in Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who complete their graduate certificate in Engineering here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

Arizona State University Campus Immersion is a popular choice for Engineering majors seeking their graduate certificate. During the most recent year for which we have data, 2,902 people received their graduate certificate in Engineering from this school. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor comes in at #6 on our list of the most popular colleges offering graduate certificates in Engineering. This school awarded 2,900 graduate certificates in Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who complete their graduate certificate in Engineering here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is a popular choice for Engineering majors seeking their graduate certificate. During the most recent year for which we have data, 2,739 people received their graduate certificate in Engineering from this school. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

North Carolina State University at Raleigh is a popular choice for Engineering majors seeking their graduate certificate. This school awarded 2,682 graduate certificates in Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

University of California-Berkeley comes in at #9 on our list of the most popular colleges offering graduate certificates in Engineering. During the most recent year for which we have data, 2,410 people received their graduate certificate in Engineering from this school. Graduates who complete their graduate certificate in Engineering here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

#10

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida comes in at #10 on our list of the most popular colleges offering graduate certificates in Engineering. This school awarded 2,355 graduate certificates in Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who complete their graduate certificate in Engineering here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University comes in at #11 on our list of the most popular colleges offering graduate certificates in Engineering. This school awarded 2,342 graduate certificates in Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who complete their graduate certificate in Engineering here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

Ohio State University-Main Campus is a popular choice for Engineering majors seeking their graduate certificate. This school awarded 2,228 graduate certificates in Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who complete their graduate certificate in Engineering here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus is a popular choice for Engineering majors seeking their graduate certificate. During the most recent year for which we have data, 2,180 people received their graduate certificate in Engineering from this school. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

The University of Texas at Austin is a popular choice for Engineering majors seeking their graduate certificate. During the most recent year for which we have data, 1,973 people received their graduate certificate in Engineering from this school. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

University of California-San Diego is a popular choice for Engineering majors seeking their graduate certificate. This school awarded 1,901 graduate certificates in Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who complete their graduate certificate in Engineering here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

Columbia University in the City of New York is a popular choice for Engineering majors seeking their graduate certificate. During the most recent year for which we have data, 1,807 people received their graduate certificate in Engineering from this school. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

University of Colorado Boulder is a popular choice for Engineering majors seeking their graduate certificate. This school awarded 1,716 graduate certificates in Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who complete their graduate certificate in Engineering here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

University of Southern California is a popular choice for Engineering majors seeking their graduate certificate. This school awarded 1,701 graduate certificates in Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who complete their graduate certificate in Engineering here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

University of Wisconsin-Madison is a popular choice for Engineering majors seeking their graduate certificate. This school awarded 1,687 graduate certificates in Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who complete their graduate certificate in Engineering here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

#20

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University is a popular choice for Engineering majors seeking their graduate certificate. This school awarded 1,683 graduate certificates in Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who complete their graduate certificate in Engineering here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering 42,939
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering 26,760
Civil Engineering 20,005
Computer Engineering 19,986
Biomedical/Medical Engineering 13,914

References

The racial-ethnic minority student count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students to obtain the percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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