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2023 Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Engineering Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 61,791 engineering students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the Southwest Region 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the most popular school for engineering students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.

About 34% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 66% are male.

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Out of the 20 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 10% of the engineering majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at The University of Texas at Dallas helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in the Southwest Region . UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Richardson.

About 41% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 59% are male.

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#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

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

Women make up 27% of the engineering majors at the school.

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Out of the 20 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in engineering at ASU - Skysong, 86% are male and 14% are female.

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate engineering programs. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Las Cruces.

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

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The University of Texas at Austin ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 50% of the engineering majors at the school.

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M Kingsville is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Kingsville.

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#9

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of North Texas ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.

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

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Best Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 1,548
Texas 4,468
Oklahoma 481
New Mexico 359

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 20 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.

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