2024 Best Colleges for Systems Engineering

SUMMARY

Studying Systems Engineering is a valuable choice and frequently a requisite first step for scholars seeking to enter a career as a senior systems engineer, a staff software engineer, or a senior quality assurance engineer. Interestingly, systems engineering is an uncommon major coming in at the 233rd most popular major. In the last year, there were 834 systems engineering diplomas received. In-state tuition for systems engineering at private schools is, on average, 5.1 times more pricey than their public rivals.

With just 28 institutions having programs for this degree there could be a more finite list of the institutions that will have an option for you. If you are looking to immerse yourself with other systems engineering undergrads, look at institutions in Virginia which have more undergrads admitted to systems engineering than any other state. More generally, the top region to get a degree in systems engineering is in the Southeast region with University of Florida, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and University of Virginia-Main Campus best representing the region. Interestingly, our selection of the top conference to study systems engineering is the Southeastern Conference with University of Florida representing the conference. Based on our extensive list on the best colleges, our belief is that the best school for systems engineering is University of Pennsylvania.

The overall best school does not have to be the best school for every student. There might be tons more perspectives to consider when selecting ​university. Things like campus amenities, transportation services, and food could definitely alter your decision on where to go to college. Here at authority.org, we have weighed the pros and cons for you. If, for example, you are intrigued by which systems engineering university has the top campus, the winner is University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. If, for example, you are very interested in which university is home to the best campus, we have a whole page dedicated to that. We have carefully pored through professor reviews, government databases, student reviews, and more so we can evaluate each major in an unbiased and informative way. You can explore our comprehensive list for the colleges with the best student life&nbsphere and from that list, our choice for the school with the best student life for systems engineering is University of Virginia-Main Campus. Curious why? Keep reading to discover more about Authority's top choices. Some of our decisions just might shock you.

If cost is a major deciding factor in your decisions, you might be cautious about George Washington University. George Washington University&nbspis the most expensive school for systems engineering, at least regarding out of state attendance. We do have an entire list of the most expensive&nbspcolleges that might put the price tag of George Washington University&nbspinto perspective. For more context, you could be interested to know that systems engineering is the 246th most expensive degree in America, with an average associated cost of $27,400. On a broader scale, the most costly state for systems engineering nationally is District of Columbia demonstrated with a tuition of $54,453 at the main university in the state George Washington University. Even more broadly, the most expensive region for systems engineering is unfortunately unavailable due to missing data.

Our cheapest region for systems engineering is the New England region which is represented by Maine Maritime Academy with a cost of $24,792 and Massachusetts Maritime Academy with a cost of $17,570. In better news, the most affordable college for systems engineering is Texas A & M International University. Our entire list of the most affordable schools can be explored here.

In-state learners can anticipate paying around $10,000 for a degree in systems engineering. The price inflates intensely to an average of $26,500 for an out-of-state public-school student. As such, you might be interested in our selection for the school with the best value for systems engineering: University of Pennsylvania. Through this link you can see our comprehensive list of the colleges we believe to be the best value&nbspin general. Bear in mind, this list is based on the assumption that you are an out-of-state student. The value proposition changes when in-state tuition is considered, as such, we are using out-of-state tuition as the baseline.

Earnings for systems engineering students vary a lot, but two-years after completing the major graduates will often make around $77,800. While there can be a lot of variation in salary; top positions can make up to $116,200. Even straight out of university, the minimum earning opportunities within the systems engineering field make $53,000, which could be worse. The top earning graduates from systems engineering studied at University of Pennsylvania&nbspand if you are looking for colleges with all of the highest earning graduates, Authority has that too.

The overall diversity of systems engineering ranks quite high, ranking in the 79th percentile of majors nationally. The college with the highest composite diversity for systems engineering is University of Pennsylvania&nbspand here you can find our comprehensive list for the universities with the most diversity. The financial diversity of Systems Engineering is only within the 60th percentile compared to all other majors. Racial diversity is actually greater, in the 77th percentile. White collegians compose the largest proportion, 52%, of scholars majoring in systems engineering. Additionally, 69% of undergrads seeking a systems engineering major are men.

The median rating for systems engineering's professors is 3.7 stars, a ranking that is 7% worse than the average for every major; this is a subpar ranking. If you are looking for the most popular systems engineering professor in the country, look no further than Adam Reed at University of Nevada-Reno. It may be a shock, but the highest ranked systems engineering instructors according to students come from University of Nevada-Reno. As we including data beyond just rankings it becomes clear that the university possessing the best instructors for systems engineering is University of Pennsylvania. You will find an explanation of our evolving ranking methodology of the best overall professors here, along with some of the top professors in the country.

Finally, the hardest university to get into for systems engineering is University of Pennsylvania. While we are unsure why you would be interested, we have an extensive page for the hardest colleges to get into. That being said, here at Authority we hope you believe that approaching college with a lens primarily derived from superlatives can cause problems. We hope you read our other pages on individual schools and peruse some of Authority's background pages on useful details to look for as your school search develops.