2023 Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 105 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for engineering majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 15% Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the best value school in the United States for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ASU - Skysong are $9,982 per year.
ASU - Skysong excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the midsize city of Fargo.
North Dakota State University graduate students pay an average of $12,028 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Minnesota State University - Mankato is a great value for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Minnesota State Mankato also is in the top 10% of our Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. UNL is a very large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.
UNL graduate students pay an average of $19,541 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UNL is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list.
Out of the 105 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana Tech University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech is a public college with a large student population.
Louisiana Tech graduate students pay an average of $12,690 in tuition and fees each year.
San Jose State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate engineering programs. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a very large student population.
San Jose State graduate students pay an average of $18,790 in tuition and fees each year.
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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo graduate students pay an average of $21,133 in tuition and fees each year.
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list.
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University of Dayton ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
UDayton graduate students pay an average of $18,140 in tuition and fees each year.
UDayton excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list.
Seattle University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.
Seattle U graduate students pay an average of $14,310 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #10, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.
Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $24,106 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Texas A&M College Station also is in the top 5% of our Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.
Lawrence Technological University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. Lawrence Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Southfield.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Lawrence Tech are $18,436 a year.
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The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UT Austin is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list.
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With a ranking of #12, Villanova University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Villanova are $21,199 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Villanova also did well on our Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Michigan Technological University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #14 on the list. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Houghton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Michigan Tech are $22,981 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Michigan Tech also is in the top 5% of our Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.
Loyola Marymount University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Loyola Marymount is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
Loyola Marymount graduate students pay an average of $19,922 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Loyola Marymount also did well on our Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 16 | Saint Louis University | Saint Louis, MO |
| 17 | University of New Orleans | New Orleans, LA |
| 18 | Texas Tech University | Lubbock, TX |
| 19 | University of St Thomas Minnesota | Saint Paul, MN |
| 20 | Auburn University | Auburn, AL |
| 20 | Lehigh University | Bethlehem, PA |
Engineering by Region
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| 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 25 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).
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