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Systems Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Systems Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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

MIT is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 11,254 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.

MIT Systems Engineering Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Systems Engineering

MIT Systems Engineering Rankings

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.

Systems Engineering Student Demographics at MIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the systems engineering majors at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

MIT Systems Engineering Master’s Program

34% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 66% of systems engineering master's degrees went to men and 34% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 18
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 48
International Students 93
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

Concentrations Within Systems Engineering

The following systems engineering concentations are available at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Systems Engineering 208

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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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