Systems Engineering

A program that prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the design, development and operational evaluation of total systems solutions to a wide variety of engineering problems, including the integration of human, physical, energy, communications, management, and information requirements as needed, and the application of requisite analytical methods to specific situations.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 97 institutions across the United States, with a total of 12555 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

111

certificates awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

705

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

750

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

2,407

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

175

degrees awarded

Other Awards

8,407

awards given

Top Schools for Systems Engineering

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, CA	1,293
2	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	1,263
3	Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ	837
4	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	618
5	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	552
6	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide Daytona Beach, FL	432
7	George Washington University Washington, DC	423
8	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	387
9	University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	363
10	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	270
11	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park, PA	267
12	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	264
13	Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & Management Wright-Patterson AFB, OH	255
14	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	249
15	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	237
16	The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX	234
17	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA	225
18	United States Air Force Academy USAF Academy, CO	198
19	Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX	192
20	University of Denver Denver, CO	189
21	The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX	177
22	Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO	168
23	University of Houston Houston, TX	156
24	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	153
25	Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL	147
26	Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO	141
27	Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA	132
28	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	126
29	Northeastern University Boston, MA	126
30	Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO	123
31	Texas A & M International University Laredo, TX	105
32	United States Military Academy West Point, NY	105
33	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA	96
34	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA	96
35	Wichita State University Wichita, KS	93
36	Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO	90
37	United States Merchant Marine Academy Kings Point, NY	90
38	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	90
39	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC	84
40	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	78
41	Boston University Boston, MA	78
42	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	75
43	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	73
44	University of Detroit Mercy Detroit, MI	72
45	University of Dayton Dayton, OH	66
46	University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI	57
47	Portland State University Portland, OR	54
48	Rensselaer at Hartford Hartford, CT	51
49	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA	51
50	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA	48
51	University of South Alabama Mobile, AL	48
52	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	45
53	ECPI University Virginia Beach, VA	42
54	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	39
55	Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI	36
56	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	36
57	Otterbein University Westerville, OH	33
58	University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA	33
59	Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	30
60	New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	30
61	Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	27
62	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	27
63	Weber State University Ogden, UT	22
64	California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA	21
65	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ	21
66	Maine Maritime Academy Castine, ME	21
67	Iowa State University Ames, IA	18
68	California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA	18
69	Binghamton University Vestal, NY	18
70	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH	18
71	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL	15
72	Florida International University Miami, FL	15
73	Duke University Durham, NC	15
74	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	12
75	New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM	12
76	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	12
77	University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston, TX	12
78	St. Mary's University San Antonio, TX	9
79	Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO	9
80	DePaul University Chicago, IL	9
81	Lawrence Technological University Southfield, MI	9
82	Idaho State University Pocatello, ID	9
83	University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	9
84	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	9
85	University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN	9
86	Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA	6
87	Robert Morris University Moon Township, PA	6
88	Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO	6
89	University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO	6
90	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley Malvern, PA	6
91	Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	6
92	University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD	6
93	Yavapai College Prescott, AZ	4
94	West Virginia University Morgantown, WV	3
95	University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND	3
96	Morehead State University Morehead, KY	3
97	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA	3