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2023 Most Popular Systems Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$101,131 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Systems Engineering Master'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.

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 Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Ann Arbor the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for systems engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 18% of the systems engineering majors at the school.

Full Systems Engineering at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

Out of the 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management landed the # 2 spot on the list. AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a small public school located in the large suburb of Wright-Patterson AFB.

Of the 42 students majoring in systems engineering at AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management, 81% are male and 19% are female.

Full Systems Engineering at Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Dearborn, UM Dearborn is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 39% of the students majoring in systems engineering at the school are women while 61% are male.

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#4

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Out of the 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public college with a large student population.

About 9% of the students majoring in systems engineering at the school are women while 91% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Lawrence Technological University is a great place for systems engineering students working on their master’s degree. Lawrence Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Southfield.

Of the 11 students majoring in systems engineering at Lawrence Tech, 82% are male and 18% are female.

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Case Western Reserve University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Case Western is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in systems engineering at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Terre Haute, Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Systems Engineering at Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology Report

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Systems Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best systems engineering schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

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 9 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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