2023 Most Popular Systems Engineering Schools
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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Systems Engineering Schools ranking. This report analyzed 95 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Systems Engineering program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Systems Engineering Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Systems Engineering Colleges.
Top 15% Most Popular Systems Engineering Schools
Our analysis found Naval Postgraduate School to be the most popular school for systems engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the suburb of Monterey.
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Out of the 95 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Stevens Institute of Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. Stevens is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hoboken.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Systems Engineering Schools list. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Systems Engineering Schools list. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.
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The excellent programs at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best systems engineering schools in the United States. Located in the city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management
Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Systems Engineering Schools list. AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a small public school located in the suburb of Wright-Patterson AFB.
University of Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for systems engineering students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.
George Washington University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Systems Engineering Schools ranking. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
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With a ranking of #9, Cornell University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for systems engineering students. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular systems engineering programs. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.
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Northeastern University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Systems Engineering Schools ranking. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular systems engineering programs. Located in the remote town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for systems engineering students. It came in at #13 on the list. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.
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The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for systems engineering students. It came in at #14 on the list. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richardson.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional popular schools for Systems Engineering students that almost earned our Most Popular Systems Engineering Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Worcester, MA |
| 16 | University of Dayton | Dayton, OH |
| 17 | Colorado School of Mines | Golden, CO |
| 18 | Southern Methodist University | Dallas, TX |
| 19 | University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA |
Systems Engineering by Region
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Systems Engineering Related Majors
Systems Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.
- 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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