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2023 Best Systems Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools

16 Colleges
$64,994 Avg Salary
$21,799 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Systems Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You

Systems Engineering is the #146 most popular major in the country with 3,904 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Systems Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 16 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for systems engineering majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 10 Best Systems Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of Virginia - Main Campus to be the best school for systems engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the United States. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best systems engineering schools in the United States. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, systems engineering graduates from WUSTL carry an average student debtload of $18,703.

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#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.

For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $274.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best systems engineering schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

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George Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for systems engineering students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#7

Maine Maritime Academy

Castine, ME

Maine Maritime Academy did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for systems engineering students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Maine Maritime is a small public school located in the rural area of Castine.

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Case Western Reserve University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree systems engineering programs. Case Western is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.

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#9

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, systems engineering majors at GMU accumulate an average of around $21,795 in student debt.

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Stevens Institute of Technology came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Stevens is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hoboken.

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Systems Engineering by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Systems Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 16 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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