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 Cornell University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in systems engineering, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Cornell paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $29,500 | $29,500 |
| Fees | $542 | $542 |
systems engineering who receive their master’s degree from Cornell make an average of $91,744 a year during the early days of their career. That is 7% lower than the national average of $98,254.
Online degrees for the Cornell systems engineering master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Cornell Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in systems engineering in 2019-2020, 33.3% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 26.4%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in systems engineering at Cornell in 2019-2020, 28.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 25%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 19 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 58 |
| International Students | 27 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 10 |
Systems Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Systems Engineering | 126 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 20 |
| Agricultural Engineering | 21 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 82 |
| Chemical Engineering | 61 |
| Civil Engineering | 41 |
*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.