by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Systems Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Systems Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at Massachusetts Maritime Academy. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in systems engineering, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. Maritime is in the top 10% of the country for systems engineering. More specifically it was ranked #6 out of 68 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #2 in Massachusetts.
Here are some of the other rankings for Maritime.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Maritime paid an average of $709 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $79 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $1,890 | $17,010 |
| Fees | $8,424 | $8,424 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,352 | $13,352 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,170 | $4,170 |
Learn more about Maritime tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Systems Engineering students who received their bachelor’s degree at Maritime took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 33% higher than the national average of $20,277.
systems engineering who receive their bachelor’s degree from Maritime make an average of $78,343 a year during the early days of their career. That is 13% higher than the national average of $69,480.
Online degrees for the Maritime systems engineering bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Maritime Online Learning page.
Women made up around 5.0% of the systems engineering students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 31.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 5.0% of the systems engineering bachelor’s degrees at Maritime in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 36%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 19 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Systems Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Systems Engineering | 20 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Marine Engineering | 83 |
| Other Engineering | 71 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
