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2023 Most Popular Systems Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region

14 Colleges
$82,300 Avg Salary
$16,625 Avg Student Debt

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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Systems Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

Check out the systems engineering programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for systems engineering students. AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a small public school located in the large suburb of Wright-Patterson AFB.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great place for systems engineering students. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.

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#3

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Dayton. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Systems Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Dearborn is a great place for systems engineering students. Located in the medium-sized city of Dearborn, UM Dearborn is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Detroit Mercy. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Systems Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Detroit Mercy is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Detroit.

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Lawrence Technological University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Systems Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Lawrence Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Southfield.

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#6

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for systems engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Case Western Reserve University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for systems engineering students. It came in at #8 on the list. Case Western is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Systems Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for systems engineering students. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Systems Engineering Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 150
Illinois 5
Ohio 161
Indiana 5
Wisconsin 4

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 14 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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