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2023 Most Popular Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 42 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for systems engineering majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our analysis found Naval Postgraduate School to be the most popular school for systems engineering students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Monterey.

About 22% of the students majoring in systems engineering at the school are women while 78% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stevens Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. Stevens is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hoboken.

Women make up 22% of the systems engineering majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular systems engineering schools 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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#4

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

Out of the 42 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Dayton landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 15% of the systems engineering majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Missouri University of Science and Technology is a great place for systems engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public college with a medium-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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#6

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 38% of the systems engineering majors at the school.

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#7

University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

About 26% of the students majoring in systems engineering at the school are women while 74% are male.

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The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate systems engineering programs. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the city of Richardson.

Of the 22 students majoring in systems engineering at UT Dallas, 59% are male and 41% are female.

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for systems engineering students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the 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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University of Detroit Mercy came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. 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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Systems Engineering by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
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Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

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