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2023 Most Popular Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region

13 Colleges
$77,448 Avg Salary
$17,339 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Southwest Region to see which 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Dallas the most popular school in the Southwest Region for systems engineering students. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richardson.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at El Paso is a great place for systems engineering students. Located in the large city of El Paso, UTEP is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great place for systems engineering students. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.

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#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

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#7

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, TX

With a ranking of #7, St. Mary’s University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for systems engineering students. Located in the city of San Antonio, St. Mary's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular systems engineering programs. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.

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The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for systems engineering students. NMSU Main Campus is a large public school located in the suburb of Las Cruces.

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Best Systems Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 195
Arizona 27
New Mexico 5

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 13 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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