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2023 Best Systems Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region

17 Colleges
$83,661 Avg Salary
$23,007 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Best Systems Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Southeast Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Systems Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for systems engineering majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Systems Engineering Schools

Our analysis found University of Virginia - Main Campus to be the best school for systems engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a great place for systems engineering students. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

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#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

The excellent programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best systems engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Out of the 17 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 4 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

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Out of the 17 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#6

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Systems Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

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#7

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Old Dominion University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for systems engineering students. It came in at #7 on the list. Old Dominion is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.

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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Systems Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#9

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Systems Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tallahassee.

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#10

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

West Virginia University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for systems engineering students. It came in at #10 on the list. WVU is a very large public school located in the city of Morgantown.

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Best Systems Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best systems engineering schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 94
Florida 290
Georgia 46
Tennessee 0
Louisiana 7
Alabama 15
South Carolina 1
Arkansas 3
West Virginia 3

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 17 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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