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2023 Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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$80,505 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Graduate Certificate School for You

With 61,791 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, engineering is the #4 most popular major in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the New England Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the best school for engineering students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region . Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

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#2

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Out of the 11 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Rensselaer at Hartford

Hartford, CT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rensselaer at Hartford is a great place for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Hartford, Rensselaer at Hartford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Out of the 11 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the # 5 spot on the list. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

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University of Connecticut came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

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University of Massachusetts - Lowell ranked #7 on this year’s Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Lowell is a large public school located in the large suburb of Lowell.

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#8

University of Maine

Orono, ME

University of Maine ranked #8 on this year’s Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Durham, UNH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, RI

University of Rhode Island did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. URI is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.

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Best Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 4,656
Rhode Island 164
Connecticut 653
New Hampshire 233
Maine 43
Vermont 65

Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548
Systems Engineering 3,068
Industrial Engineering 3,028
Chemical Engineering 2,662
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 2,375
Other Engineering 1,820
Materials Engineering 1,810
Operations Research 1,191
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 928
Environmental Engineering 919
Robotics Engineering 560
Engineering Science 451
Nuclear Engineering 437
Manufacturing Engineering 423
Petroleum Engineering 401
Agricultural Engineering 332
Construction Engineering 288
Engineering Physics 286
Architectural Engineering 243
Geoscience Engineering 173
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 167
Engineering Mechanics 144
Mining Engineering 132
Ocean Engineering 112
Textile Engineering 96
Biological Engineering 80
Energy Systems Engineering 79
Marine Engineering 44
Metallurgical Engineering 40
Biochemical Engineering 21
Ceramic Engineering 20
Electromechanical Engineering 16
Surveying Engineering 11
Paper Science & Engineering 7

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705
Engineering Technologies 7,672

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

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