General Systems Engineering at University of Virginia - Main Campus

Every general 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 general systems engineering program at University of Virginia - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and approximately 25,628 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Systems Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

University of Virginia General Systems Engineering Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at University of Virginia

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Master’s Degree

University of Virginia General Systems Engineering Rankings

The general systems engineering major at University of Virginia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 general systems engineering, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Systems Engineering Student Demographics at University of Virginia

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

University of Virginia General Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of general systems engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. The typical general 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 general 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 general 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 general 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 General Systems Engineering Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a general 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 general 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

Careers That General Systems Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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
• Image Credit: By Swimmerguy269 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.