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

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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.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Systems Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Southeast 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for systems engineering majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide the most popular school in the Southeast Region for systems engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Out of the 18 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 65 students majoring in systems engineering at UF, 62% are male and 38% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Florida Institute of Technology is a great place for systems engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Melbourne, Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 38 students majoring in systems engineering at Florida Tech, 79% are male and 21% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

About 29% of the students majoring in systems engineering at the school are women while 71% are male.

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#6

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for systems engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

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

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#7

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee.

About 7% of the students majoring in systems engineering at the school are women while 93% are male.

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Florida International University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. FIU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Miami.

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

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Kennesaw State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for systems engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in systems engineering at KSU Georgia, 86% are male and 14% are female.

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#10

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

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

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Best Systems Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best systems engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 94
Florida 290
Georgia 46
Tennessee 0
Louisiana 7
Alabama 15
South Carolina 1
Arkansas 3
West Virginia 3

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 18 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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