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Systems Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Systems Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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

RPI is located in Troy, New York and has a total student population of 7,501.

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.

RPI Systems Engineering Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Systems Engineering

RPI Systems Engineering Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in systems engineering, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Systems Engineering Student Demographics at RPI

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

RPI Systems Engineering Master’s Program

50% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of systems engineering master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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In the systems engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 36% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Systems Engineering

The following systems engineering concentations are available at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Systems Engineering 6

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 NY, the home state for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Architectural and Engineering Managers 7,330 $161,670
Engineers 4,910 $95,270
Engineering Professors 2,900 $127,010

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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