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2023 Most Popular Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, systems engineering was ranked #146 in the country. In fact 3,904 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for systems engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Wright-Patterson AFB, AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 23% of the systems engineering majors at the school.

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#2

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Dayton. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.

About 15% of the students majoring in systems engineering at the school are women while 85% are male.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Detroit Mercy landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Detroit, Detroit Mercy is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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

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Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the # 4 spot on the list. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

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

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Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan Technological University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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University of Michigan - Dearborn landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate systems engineering programs. UM Dearborn is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Dearborn.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

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#7

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Systems Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best systems engineering colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 150
Ohio 180
Illinois 78
Indiana 5
Wisconsin 4

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 8 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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