Systems Engineering at University of Virginia - Main Campus

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

University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and has a total student population of 25,628.

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 Virginia Systems Engineering Degrees Available

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

University of Virginia Systems Engineering Rankings

The systems engineering major at University of Virginia 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 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in systems engineering, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Systems Engineering Student Demographics at University of Virginia

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

University of Virginia Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of systems engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% 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 University of Virginia since its program graduates 30% more women than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in systems engineering at University of Virginia are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Virginia - Main Campus with a bachelor's in systems engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	39
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

University of Virginia Systems Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of systems engineering master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

Of the students who received a systems engineering master's degree from University of Virginia, 58% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	18
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Systems Engineering

If you plan to be a systems engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Virginia - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Systems Engineering	167

Related Majors

• Engineering Physics
• General Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical 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 VA, the home state for University of Virginia - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Engineers	4,190	$118,390
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,030	$164,300

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
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