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2023 Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

11 Colleges
$80,505 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Graduate Certificate School for You

Engineering is one of the most popular subjects to study in New York. With 5,231 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

The Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in New York 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 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 Columbia University in the City of New York to be the most popular school for engineering students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New York. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 101 students majoring in engineering at Columbia, 74% are male and 26% are female.

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#2

Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Clarkson University is a great place for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Clarkson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Potsdam.

Of the 38 students majoring in engineering at Clarkson, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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#3

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Binghamton University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in New York. Binghamton University is a large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal.

Women make up 14% of the engineering majors at the school.

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#4

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stony Brook University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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#5

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

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#6

New York University

New York, NY

New York University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Pace University - New York came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. Pace University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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The City College of New York 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 #8 on the list. CCNY is a large public school located in the large city of New York.

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#8

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University 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 #8 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Rochester Institute of Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. Located in the suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 3,224
Maryland 1,842
New Jersey 1,714
District of Columbia 311
Delaware 136

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.

  • 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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