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2023 Most Popular Systems Engineering Schools in California

7 Colleges
$125,714 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Systems Engineering School for You

Systems Engineering is the #122 most popular major in California with 537 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Systems Engineering Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in California to see which programs were the most popular 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 Colleges.

Our analysis found Naval Postgraduate School to be the most popular school for systems engineering students who want to pursue a degree in California. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the suburb of Monterey.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Systems Engineering Schools in California list. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for systems engineering students. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Full Systems Engineering at University of Southern California Report

#4

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Out of the 7 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola Marymount University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Loyola Marymount is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Full Systems Engineering at Loyola Marymount University Report

Out of the 7 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State Polytechnic University - Pomona landed the # 5 spot on the list. Cal Poly Pomona is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Pomona.

Read full report on Systems Engineering at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

California Institute of Technology landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular systems engineering programs. Caltech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pasadena.

Full Systems Engineering at California Institute of Technology Report

University of California - Santa Cruz ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Systems Engineering Schools in California list. UC Santa Cruz is a large public school located in the city of Santa Cruz.

Full Systems Engineering at University of California - Santa Cruz Report

Best Systems Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Systems Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 0
Oregon 16
Alaska 0

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

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 7 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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