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2023 Most Popular Online Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools

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In 2020-2021, 9,007 people earned a degree or certificate in mechanical engineering, making the major the #32 most popular in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for ME majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Worcester Polytechnic Institute the most popular online school in the United States for mechanical engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Our 2023 rankings named Missouri University of Science and Technology the most popular online school in the United States for mechanical engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.

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

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Michigan Technological University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in the United States. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. UM Dearborn is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Dearborn.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their online graduate certificate. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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 Michel Villeneuve.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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