Systems Engineering at George Washington University

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

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 27,017.

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.

GWU Systems Engineering Degrees Available

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

GWU Systems Engineering Rankings

The systems engineering major at GWU 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.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in systems engineering, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Systems Engineering Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of systems engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical systems engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% women. So female students are more repesented at GWU since its program graduates 22% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Washington University with a bachelor's in systems engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

GWU Systems Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 69% of systems engineering master's degrees went to men and 31% went to women.

Of the students who received a systems engineering master's degree from GWU, 52% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	57
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

Concentrations Within Systems Engineering

Systems Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at George Washington University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Systems Engineering	122

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Civil 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 DC, the home state for George Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Engineers	2,640	$132,530
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,360	$152,130

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 Michiel1972 under License

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