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2023 Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

8 Colleges
$80,505 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, engineering was ranked 4th in Ohio. In fact, 2,427 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Ohio 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 Engineering program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our analysis found Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management to be the most popular school for engineering students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Ohio. Located in the suburb of Wright-Patterson AFB, AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a public school with a small student population.

About 17% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 83% are male.

Full Engineering at Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management Report

#2

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Dayton. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dayton.

Women make up 18% of the engineering majors at the school.

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#3

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Toledo. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. University of Toledo is a large public school located in the city of Toledo.

About 7% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 93% are male.

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Out of the 8 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Athens.

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

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Out of the 8 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Wright State University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in engineering at Wright State University - Main Campus, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Engineering at Wright State University - Main Campus Report

Bowling Green State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio ranking. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Akron Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Akron.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate engineering programs. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 2,311
Indiana 1,581
Wisconsin 755
Michigan 3,043

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 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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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