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Pennsylvania State University - World Campus MS in Systems Engineering

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 Pennsylvania State University - World Campus. 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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Rankings for the Penn State World Campus MS in Systems Engineering

#162 in the U.S
#10 in Pennsylvania

In order to help students find the right school for them, College Factual has created its Best Systems Engineering Master's Degree Schools ranking, which is updated yearly. To determine the school's rank, we look at objective measures, such as post-graduation earnings, student and faculty diversity, and accumulated student debt.

On the 2021 list, Penn State World Campus was ranked #162 out of 782 schools in the country for this major at the master's level. It is also ranked #10 in Pennsylvania.

How Much Does a Master’s in Systems Engineering from Penn State World Campus Cost?

$22,186 Average Tuition and Fees
$38,398 Average Student Debt

Penn State World Campus Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2018-2019 academic year, part-time graduate students at Penn State World Campus paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $21,682 $21,682
Fees $504 $504

Penn State World Campus Systems Engineering MS Student Debt

You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Systems Engineering students who received their master’s degree at Penn State World Campus took out an average of $38,398 in student loans. That is 13% higher than the national average of $33,960.

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How Much Can You Make With a MS in Systems Engineering From Penn State World Campus?

$94,700 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

systems engineering who receive their master’s degree from Penn State World Campus make an average of $94,700 a year during the early days of their career. That is 4% lower than the national average of $98,254.

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Does Penn State World Campus Offer an Online MS in Systems Engineering?

Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the systems engineering master’s degree program at Penn State World Campus. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Penn State World Campus Online Learning page.

Penn State World Campus Master’s Student Diversity for Systems Engineering

70 Master's Degrees Awarded
27.1% Women
28.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2018-2019 academic year, 70 students received their master’s degree in systems engineering. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in systems engineering in 2018-2019, 27.1% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 23.7%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 28.6% of the systems engineering master’s degrees at Penn State World Campus in 2018-2019. This is higher than the nationwide number of 22%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 8
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 48
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

MS in Systems Engineering Focus Areas at Penn State World Campus

Systems Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Systems Engineering 70

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Engineering 69
Electrical Engineering 5
Mechanical Engineering 14
Nuclear Engineering 11
Manufacturing Engineering 1

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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