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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, mechanical engineering was ranked #32 in the country. In fact 9,007 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 Mechanical Engineering program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Stevens Institute of Technology the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for mechanical engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Stevens is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hoboken.

About 30% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 70% are male.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology Report

Out of the 9 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the # 2 spot on the list. UMBC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Baltimore.

About 27% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 73% are male.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Maryland - Baltimore County Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Columbia University in the City of New York is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Women make up 43% of the ME majors at the school.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

#4

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University at Buffalo helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University at Buffalo Report

#4

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Villanova University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Villanova University Report

#6

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mechanical engineering students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University Report

With a ranking of #6, The City College of New York did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering students working on their graduate certificate. CCNY is a large public school located in the large city of New York.

Full Mechanical Engineering at The City College of New York Report

George Washington University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate mechanical engineering programs. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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Rochester Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mechanical engineering students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology

Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 785
Pennsylvania 500
Maryland 213
New Jersey 219
District of Columbia 55
Delaware 21

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

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 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 Michel Villeneuve.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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