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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the New England 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 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 analysis found University of Connecticut to be the most popular school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 29% of the ME majors at the school.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Connecticut Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their graduate certificate. WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute Report

Out of the 4 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Connecticut State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of New Britain, CCSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 603
Connecticut 108
Rhode Island 14
New Hampshire 10
Maine 7
Vermont 22

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

Majors Similar to ME

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 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 Michel Villeneuve.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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