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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate School for You

Mechanical Engineering is the #32 most popular major in the country with 9,007 degrees and certificates awarded 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 Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Southeast 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for ME majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our analysis found University of Florida to be the most popular school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

About 13% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 88% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their graduate certificate. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of North Carolina at Charlotte Report

#3

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Out of the 8 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Florida International University is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

Full Mechanical Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Report

#3

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Old Dominion University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means North Carolina A & T State University is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their graduate certificate. NC A&T is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at North Carolina A & T State University

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Citadel Military College of South Carolina helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the midsize city of Charleston, The Citadel is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best mechanical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 90
Florida 467
Georgia 312
North Carolina 215
Tennessee 65
Kentucky 61
Louisiana 12
Alabama 97
South Carolina 129
Mississippi 24
Arkansas 6
West Virginia 25

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

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 8 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.

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