2023 Best Systems Engineering Schools
Finding the Best Systems Engineering School for You
Systems Engineering is the #69 most popular major in the country with 3,068 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Systems Engineering Schools ranking. This report analyzed 72 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best Systems Engineering Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for systems engineering majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Systems Engineering Schools
Our analysis found Massachusetts Institute of Technology to be the best school for systems engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Systems Engineering Schools list. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.
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Out of the 72 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.
Out of the 72 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 4 spot on the list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Systems Engineering Schools list. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta.
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Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for systems engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Terre Haute, Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Washington University in St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for systems engineering students. It came in at #7 on the list. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s best schools for systems engineering students. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #9 on this year’s Best Systems Engineering Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Systems Engineering Schools ranking. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Systems Engineering Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 11 | Cornell University | Ithaca, NY |
| 12 | Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH |
| 13 | University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA |
| 14 | University of Dayton | Dayton, OH |
Systems Engineering by Region
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Rankings in Majors Related to Systems Engineering
Systems Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering | 11,021 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 9,007 |
| Civil Engineering | 6,042 |
| Computer Engineering | 5,557 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 4,252 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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).
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