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2023 Best Systems Engineering Schools in New Jersey

3 Colleges
$90,973 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Systems Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 287 degrees and certificates were awarded to systems engineering students who went to a New Jersey college or university. This makes it the #62 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Systems Engineering Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in New Jersey to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Systems Engineering Schools in New Jersey

The following schools top our list of the Best Systems Engineering Colleges.

Top New Jersey Schools in Systems Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named Stevens Institute of Technology the best school in New Jersey for systems engineering students. Located in the suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a great place for systems engineering students. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at New Jersey Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best systems engineering schools in New Jersey. Located in the large city of Newark, NJIT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Systems Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Systems Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 189
New York 180
Maryland 229
District of Columbia 122

One of 40 majors within the area of study, systems engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Systems Engineering

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 3 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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