Systems Engineering at University of Arizona

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

University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and approximately 45,601 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 54 students received a bachelor's degree in systems engineering from University of Arizona.

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.

University of Arizona Systems Engineering Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Systems Engineering (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Systems Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Systems Engineering
• Doctorate Degree in Systems Engineering

Online Classes Are Available at University of Arizona

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? University of Arizona offers distance education options for systems engineering at the following degree levels:

University of Arizona Systems Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the systems engineering progam at University of Arizona compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The systems engineering major at University of Arizona 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
Best Value Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	50

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in systems engineering from University of Arizona. This makes it the #30 most popular school for systems engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in systems engineering, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Systems Engineering Graduates from University of Arizona Make?

The median salary of systems engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at University of Arizona is $65,275. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $67,120 for all systems engineering students.

Systems Engineering Student Demographics at University of Arizona

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

University of Arizona Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 54 systems engineering majors earned their bachelor's degree from University of Arizona. Of these graduates, 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical systems engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% women. So female students are more repesented at University of Arizona since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% 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 University of Arizona with a bachelor's in systems engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	18
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

University of Arizona Systems Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 systems engineering majors earned their master's degree from University of Arizona. Of these graduates, 62% were men and 38% were women.

Of the students who received a systems engineering master's degree from University of Arizona, 62% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the systems engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 31% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

University of Arizona also has a doctoral program available in systems engineering. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Engineering Physics
• Other Engineering
• Architectural Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Biological 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 AZ, the home state for University of Arizona.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,490	$133,860
Engineers	2,160	$94,450
Engineering Professors	420	$107,660

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 Msr69er under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.