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2023 Most Popular Systems Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

32 Colleges
$160,692 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Systems Engineering Doctor's Degree 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 Most Popular Systems Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 32 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Systems Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Virginia - Main Campus to be the most popular school for systems engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

Of the 13 students majoring in systems engineering at University of Virginia, 85% are male and 15% are female.

Full Systems Engineering at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

About 27% of the students majoring in systems engineering at the school are women while 73% are male.

Full Systems Engineering at George Washington University Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Stevens Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular systems engineering schools in the United States. Stevens is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hoboken.

Of the 10 students majoring in systems engineering at Stevens, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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#4

Boston University

Boston, MA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Boston University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular systems engineering schools in the United States. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in systems engineering at the school are women while 75% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular systems engineering schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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Out of the 32 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the # 5 spot on the list. UCSD is a very large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

Women make up 29% of the systems engineering majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UL Lafayette is a large public school located in the midsize city of Lafayette.

Women make up 14% of the systems engineering majors at the school.

Full Systems Engineering at University of Louisiana at Lafayette Report

With a ranking of #8, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for systems engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 33% of the systems engineering majors at the school.

Full Systems Engineering at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

Case Western Reserve University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for systems engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Case Western is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.

Women make up 25% of the systems engineering majors at the school.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large 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 32 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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