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2023 Best Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region

11 Colleges
$77,448 Avg Salary
$17,339 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the systems engineering programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Systems Engineering Schools

Our analysis found Southern Methodist University to be the best school for systems engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for systems engineering students. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.

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#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great place for systems engineering students. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great place for systems engineering students. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best systems engineering programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.

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#7

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well on this year’s best schools for systems engineering students. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the city of Richardson.

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With a ranking of #9, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for systems engineering students. NMSU Main Campus is a large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces.

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With a ranking of #10, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on this year’s best schools for systems engineering students. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Systems Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best systems engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 195
Arizona 27
New Mexico 5

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 11 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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