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Systems Engineering at Cornell University

Systems Engineering at Cornell University

Every systems engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the systems engineering program at Cornell University stacks up to those at other schools.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Systems Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Cornell Systems Engineering Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Systems Engineering

Cornell Systems Engineering Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in systems engineering, making the school the #24 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Systems Engineering Student Demographics at Cornell

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the systems engineering majors at Cornell University.

Cornell Systems Engineering Master’s Program

35% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 65% of systems engineering master's degrees went to men and 35% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cornell University with a master's in systems engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 39
International Students 50
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Concentrations Within Systems Engineering

If you plan to be a systems engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Cornell University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Systems Engineering 93

Careers That Systems Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in systems engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Architectural and Engineering Managers 7,330 $161,670
Engineers 4,910 $95,270
Engineering Professors 2,900 $127,010

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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