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2023 Best Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate School for You

Systems Engineering is the #69 most popular major in the country with 3,068 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Systems Engineering

#1

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

Our 2023 rankings named University of Dayton the best school in the Great Lakes Region for systems engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Dearborn, UM Dearborn is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Michigan Technological University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best systems engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Houghton.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Systems Engineering Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 150
Illinois 5
Ohio 161
Indiana 5
Wisconsin 4

Systems Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

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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