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 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in systems engineering, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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. The bachelor's program at UIUC was ranked #14 on College Factual's Best Schools for systems engineering list. It is also ranked #1 in Illinois.
Here are some of the other rankings for UIUC.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UIUC paid an average of $1,079 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $605 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $14,317 | $33,824 |
| Fees | $2,896 | $2,896 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,252 | $12,252 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,500 | $2,500 |
Learn more about UIUC tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at UIUC in Systems Engineering walked away with an average of $18,750 in student debt. That is 8% lower than the national average of $20,277.
The median early career salary of systems engineering students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UIUC is $55,512 per year. That is 20% lower than the national average of $69,480.
Online degrees for the UIUC 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 UIUC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 26.2% 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%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in systems engineering at UIUC in 2019-2020, 50.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 36%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 24 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 23 |
| International Students | 7 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Systems Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Systems Engineering | 61 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to systems engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 95 |
| Agricultural Engineering | 108 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 55 |
| Chemical Engineering | 143 |
| Civil Engineering | 180 |
*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.
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