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2023 Most Popular Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate 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 Most Popular Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 42 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for systems engineering majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

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

About 22% of the students majoring in systems engineering at the school are women while 78% are male.

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Out of the 42 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Stevens Institute of Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. Stevens is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hoboken.

Women make up 22% of the systems engineering majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular systems engineering schools in the United States. AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a small public school located in the suburb of Wright-Patterson AFB.

Of the 62 students majoring in systems engineering at AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management, 77% are male and 23% are female.

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#4

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Dayton is a great place for systems engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 15% of the systems engineering majors at the school.

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Out of the 42 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 37 students majoring in systems engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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#6

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

With a ranking of #6, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for systems engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 38% of the systems engineering majors at the school.

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#7

University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate systems engineering programs. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

About 26% of the students majoring in systems engineering at the school are women while 74% are male.

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The University of Texas at Dallas came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richardson.

Of the 22 students majoring in systems engineering at UT Dallas, 59% are male and 41% are female.

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Worcester.

About 30% of the students majoring in systems engineering at the school are women while 70% are male.

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University of Detroit Mercy did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for systems engineering students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Detroit Mercy is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Detroit.

Of the 18 students majoring in systems engineering at Detroit Mercy, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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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 25 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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