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Most Popular Systems Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Most Popular Systems Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$101,131 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Systems Engineering Master's Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Systems Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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 Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Ann Arbor the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for systems engineering students working on their master’s degree. U-M is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

Of the 89 students majoring in systems engineering at U-M, 82% are male and 18% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Wright-Patterson AFB, AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a public college with a small student population.

About 19% of the students majoring in systems engineering at the school are women while 81% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Michigan - Dearborn helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular systems engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . UM Dearborn is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Dearborn.

Women make up 39% of the systems engineering majors at the school.

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#4

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Out of the 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Oakland is a large public school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.

Women make up 9% of the systems engineering majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Lawrence Technological University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular systems engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Southfield, Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 18% of the students majoring in systems engineering at the school are women while 82% are male.

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Case Western Reserve University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree systems engineering programs. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for systems engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Women make up 50% of the systems engineering majors at the school.

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Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for systems engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Terre Haute.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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Best Systems Engineering Colleges by State

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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 9 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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