Systems Engineering at Boston University

If you plan to study systems engineering, take a look at what Boston University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 32,718 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Systems Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Boston U Systems Engineering Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Systems Engineering
• Doctorate Degree in Systems Engineering

Boston U Systems Engineering Rankings

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There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in systems engineering, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Systems Engineering Student Demographics at Boston U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the systems engineering majors at Boston University.

Boston U Systems Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 systems engineering majors earned their master's degree from Boston U. Of these graduates, 41% were men and 59% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston University with a master's in systems engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Manufacturing Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

Careers That Systems Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in systems engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	8,190	$156,250
Engineers	3,090	$109,220
Engineering Professors	1,880	$135,140

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

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