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2023 Most Popular Online Systems Engineering Schools

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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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Systems Engineering Schools ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online systems engineering programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our 2023 rankings named Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management the most popular online school in the United States for systems engineering students. AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a small public school located in the large suburb of Wright-Patterson AFB.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Systems Engineering Schools list. Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a great place for systems engineering students pursuing an online degree. WPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Detroit Mercy. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Systems Engineering Schools list. Detroit Mercy is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Detroit.

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The excellent online programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best systems engineering schools in the United States. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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Out of the 12 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #7, Drexel University did quite well on this year’s best schools for systems engineering students. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Systems Engineering Schools list. NMSU Main Campus is a large public school located in the suburb of Las Cruces.

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#9

Rensselaer at Hartford

Hartford, CT

Rensselaer at Hartford ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Systems Engineering Schools list. Rensselaer at Hartford is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Hartford.

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University of Michigan - Dearborn came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Systems Engineering Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Dearborn, UM Dearborn is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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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 12 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to luis gomes.

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