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Systems Engineering at Washington University in St Louis

If you are interested in studying systems engineering, you may want to check out the program at Washington University in St Louis. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and has a total student population of 15,449. Of the 2,441 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Washington University in St Louis in 2021, 39 of them were systems engineering majors.

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.

WUSTL Systems Engineering Degrees Available

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

WUSTL Systems Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The systems engineering major at WUSTL 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools 10
Most Popular Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools 21
Most Focused Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools 23
Best Value Systems Engineering Schools 58

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in systems engineering from WUSTL. This makes it the #35 most popular school for systems engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in systems engineering, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of WUSTL Systems Engineering Graduates

The median salary of systems engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at WUSTL is $73,035. This is 9% higher than $67,120, which is the national average for all systems engineering bachelor's degree recipients.

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Systems Engineering Student Demographics at WUSTL

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the systems engineering majors at Washington University in St Louis.

WUSTL Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Program

44% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 39 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering from WUSTL in 2020-2021, 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical systems engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% women. So female students are more repesented at WUSTL since its program graduates 16% more women than average.

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About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in systems engineering at WUSTL are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Washington University in St Louis with a bachelor's in systems engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 22
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

WUSTL Systems Engineering Master’s Program

8% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 92% of systems engineering master's degrees went to men and 8% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Washington University in St Louis 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 0
White 4
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

WUSTL also has a doctoral program available in systems engineering. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 MO, the home state for Washington University in St Louis.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Architectural and Engineering Managers 2,740 $138,520
Engineers 1,170 $86,850
Engineering Professors 520 $106,680

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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