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2023 Best Systems Engineering Schools in California

4 Colleges
$125,714 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Systems Engineering School for You

With 537 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, systems engineering is the #47 most popular major in California.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Best Systems Engineering Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in California to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Systems Engineering Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Systems Engineering Colleges.

Top California Schools in Systems Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the best school in California for systems engineering students. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#2

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola Marymount University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Systems Engineering Schools in California list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Systems Engineering Schools in California list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best systems engineering schools in California. Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Systems Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 0
Oregon 16
Alaska 0

One of 39 majors within the area of study, systems engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Systems Engineering

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 4 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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