Systems Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Every systems engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the systems engineering program at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign stacks up to those at other schools.

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and approximately 52,679 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 72 students received a bachelor's degree in systems engineering from UIUC.

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.

UIUC Systems Engineering Degrees Available

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

UIUC Systems Engineering Rankings

The systems engineering major at UIUC 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.

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in systems engineering from UIUC. This is the #64 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.

Earnings of UIUC Systems Engineering Graduates

The median salary of systems engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at UIUC is $61,753. This is less than $67,120, which is the national average of all systems engineering majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Systems Engineering Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 72 systems engineering students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UIUC, about 75% were men and 25% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in systems engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	31
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UIUC Systems Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of systems engineering master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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

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

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

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Engineering Mechanics
• Nuclear Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Operations Research

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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Architectural and Engineering Managers	9,760	$136,270
Engineers	4,000	$87,220
Engineering Professors	1,330	$114,010

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Beyond My ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.