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2023 Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

9 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 Pennsylvania. With 3,224 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Pennsylvania 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Our analysis found Villanova University to be the most popular school for engineering students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Pennsylvania. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

About 25% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 75% are male.

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#2

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Drexel University is a great place for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 54% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 46% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a great place for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Pitt is a very large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

Of the 7 students majoring in engineering at Pitt, 86% are male and 14% are female.

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#4

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Lehigh University is a great place for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bethlehem.

Women make up 20% of the engineering majors at the school.

Full Engineering at Lehigh University Report

#5

Widener University

Chester, PA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Widener University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large suburb of Chester, Widener is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Temple University is a great place for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Engineering at Temple University Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in Pennsylvania. IUP is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Indiana.

Read full report on Engineering at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus

Out of the 9 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Shippensburg, Ship is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Carnegie Mellon University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Full Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University Report

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
New York 5,231
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

Majors Similar to Engineering

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 9 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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