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2023 Most Popular Systems Engineering Schools in California

7 Colleges
$125,714 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Systems Engineering School for You

With 537 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, systems engineering is the #47 most popular major in California.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

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 in California ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in California 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Systems Engineering Colleges.

Our analysis found Naval Postgraduate School to be the most popular school for systems engineering students who want to pursue a degree in California. Located in the suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Systems Engineering Schools in California list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Systems Engineering Schools in California list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#4

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Out of the 7 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola Marymount University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is a great place for systems engineering students. Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public school with a very large student population.

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California Institute of Technology landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular systems engineering programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena, Caltech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of California - Santa Cruz landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular systems engineering programs. Located in the city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Systems Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Systems Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 0
Oregon 16
Alaska 0

One of 39 majors within the area of study, systems engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Systems Engineering

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 7 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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