Systems Engineering at George Mason University

What traits are you looking for in a systems engineering school? To help you decide if George Mason University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's systems engineering program.

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and approximately 38,541 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 24 systems engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from GMU.

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.

GMU Systems Engineering Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at GMU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

GMU does offer online education options in systems engineering for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

GMU Systems Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks systems engineering programs across the country. The following shows how GMU performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The systems engineering major at GMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Systems Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Systems Engineering Schools	13

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in systems engineering from GMU. This makes it the #27 most popular school for systems engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in systems engineering, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Systems Engineering Graduates from GMU Make?

The median salary of systems engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at GMU is $71,876. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 7% higher than the national average of $67,120 for all systems engineering bachelor's degree recipients.

Systems Engineering Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 24 systems engineering students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from GMU, about 75% were men and 25% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities in its systems engineering bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

GMU Systems Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students earned a master's degree in systems engineering from GMU. About 20% of these graduates were women and the other 80% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	10
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

GMU also has a doctoral program available in systems engineering. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Operations Research
• Construction Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Biomedical 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 VA, the home state for George Mason University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Engineers	4,190	$118,390
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,030	$164,300

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 Lucien Dalarun under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.