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2023 Best Engineering-Related Fields Basic Certificate Trade Schools

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In 2021-2022, 6,553 people earned a degree or certificate in engineering-related fields, making the major the #36 most popular in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Engineering-Related Fields Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the United States to see which basic certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Engineering-Related Fields Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Grand Valley State University to be the best school for engineering-related fields students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the United States. GVSU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Allendale.

Full Engineering-Related Fields at Grand Valley State University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a great place for engineering-related fields students working on their basic certificate. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Read full report on Engineering-Related Fields at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

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Engineering-Related Fields is one of 18 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Major Annual Graduates
Industrial & Management Engineering 5,903
Packaging Science 378
Other Engineering-Related Fields 152
Engineering Design 120

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,288
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,780
Environmental Control Technology 9,376
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,822
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,347

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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