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2023 Most Popular Systems Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

32 Colleges
$160,692 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Systems Engineering Doctor'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Systems Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 32 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Systems Engineering program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Systems Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.

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

Of the 13 students majoring in systems engineering at University of Virginia, 85% are male and 15% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

About 27% of the students majoring in systems engineering at the school are women while 73% are male.

Full Systems Engineering at George Washington University Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Stevens Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular systems engineering schools in the United States. Stevens is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hoboken.

Of the 10 students majoring in systems engineering at Stevens, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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#4

Boston University

Boston, MA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Boston University is a great place for systems engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in systems engineering at the school are women while 75% are male.

Full Systems Engineering at Boston University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in systems engineering at Colorado State, 57% are male and 43% are female.

Full Systems Engineering at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Louisiana at Lafayette helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular systems engineering schools in the United States. UL Lafayette is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette.

Women make up 14% of the systems engineering majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - San Diego is a great place for systems engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

Women make up 29% of the systems engineering majors at the school.

Full Systems Engineering at University of California - San Diego Report

Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 33% of the systems engineering majors at the school.

Full Systems Engineering at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

Case Western Reserve University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree systems engineering programs. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.

Women make up 25% of the systems engineering majors at the school.

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Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree systems engineering programs. Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in systems engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, 25% are male and 75% are female.

Full Systems Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology Report

Systems Engineering by Region

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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 32 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to luis gomes.

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