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2023 Most Popular Systems Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region

23 Colleges
$83,661 Avg Salary
$23,007 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.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Systems Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 23 schools in the Southeast 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 Southeast Region .

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

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Out of the 23 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 school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 23 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

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Out of the 23 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Institute of Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Melbourne, Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 23 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

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#6

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Systems Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

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With a ranking of #7, University of South Alabama did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for systems engineering students. USA is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Mobile.

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#8

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

With a ranking of #8, Florida State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for systems engineering students. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee.

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Florida International University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular systems engineering programs. FIU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Miami.

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Kennesaw State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Systems Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public college with a very large student population.

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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 23 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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