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2023 Most Popular Online Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the United States to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for systems engineering majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

Our analysis found Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management to be the most popular school for systems engineering students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the United States. AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a small public school located in the suburb of Wright-Patterson AFB.

Of the 62 students majoring in systems engineering at AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management, 77% are male and 23% are female.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Missouri University of Science and Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best systems engineering schools in the United States. Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 37 students majoring in systems engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester.

About 30% of the students majoring in systems engineering at the school are women while 70% are male.

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Out of the 11 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Detroit Mercy landed the # 4 spot on the list. Detroit Mercy is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Detroit.

Of the 18 students majoring in systems engineering at Detroit Mercy, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great place for systems engineering students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 18% of the systems engineering majors at the school.

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#6

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Of the 7 students majoring in systems engineering at Drexel, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. NMSU Main Campus is a large public school located in the suburb of Las Cruces.

About 20% of the students majoring in systems engineering at the school are women while 80% are male.

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#8

Rensselaer at Hartford

Hartford, CT

With a ranking of #8, Rensselaer at Hartford did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for systems engineering students working on their online graduate certificate. 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 did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for systems engineering students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Dearborn, UM Dearborn is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Old Dominion University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for systems engineering students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Old Dominion is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.

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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 11 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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