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Cornell University MS in Systems Engineering

126 Master's Degrees Awarded
$91,744 Average Salary

The 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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How Much Does a Master’s in Systems Engineering from Cornell Cost?

$30,042 Average Tuition and Fees

Cornell Graduate Tuition and Fees

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

How Much Can You Make With a MS in Systems Engineering From Cornell?

$91,744 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

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.

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Does Cornell Offer an Online MS in Systems Engineering?

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.

Cornell Master’s Student Diversity for Systems Engineering

126 Master's Degrees Awarded
33.3% Women
28.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 126 master’s degrees in systems engineering awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

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%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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%.

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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

MS in Systems Engineering Focus Areas at Cornell

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
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References

*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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