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2023 Best Systems Engineering Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Systems Engineering Master's Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Systems Engineering Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 62 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for systems engineering majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Systems Engineering Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Massachusetts Institute of Technology to be the best school for systems engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

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#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 62 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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Out of the 62 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

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Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree systems engineering programs. Located in the small 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 places for systems engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #8 on this year’s Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree systems engineering programs. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.

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#10

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Systems Engineering students that almost earned our Best Systems Engineering Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA
12 Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA

Systems Engineering by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 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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