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2023 Most Popular Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Arizona

6 Colleges
$85,090 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Master's Degree School for You

Engineering is one of the most popular subjects to study in Arizona. With 1,548 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 Master's Degree Schools in Arizona ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Arizona to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering program at each school on the list.

Check out the engineering master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Arizona.

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Tempe the most popular school in Arizona for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 24% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 76% are male.

Full Engineering at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

Of the 195 students majoring in engineering at University of Arizona, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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Out of the 6 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 22% of the engineering majors at the school.

Full Engineering at Arizona State University - Skysong Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. NAU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Flagstaff.

Of the 18 students majoring in engineering at NAU, 61% are male and 39% are female.

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Out of the 6 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Advancing Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tempe, University of Advancing Technology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Grand Canyon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

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Best Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 6 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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