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General Systems Engineering is the 209th most popular major in the country with 3,904 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
This year’s “Most Well Attended General Systems Engineering Major” ranking looked at 96 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general systems engineering. To top this list, a school must have a successful general systems engineering program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended General Systems Engineering Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Naval Postgraduate School. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Systems Engineering Major list. Naval Postgraduate School is a small school located in Monterey, California that handed out 453 ’s general systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 96 schools in the Most Well Attended General Systems Engineering Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a fairly large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 208 ’s general systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 96 schools in the Most Well Attended General Systems Engineering Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 285 ’s general systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of Florida General Systems Engineering Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Systems Engineering Major list. Johns Hopkins University is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 206 ’s general systems engineering degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Johns Hopkins University General Systems Engineering Report
Out of the 96 schools in the Most Well Attended General Systems Engineering Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 167 ’s general systems engineering degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of Virginia General Systems Engineering Report
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended General Systems Engineering Major ranking. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a fairly large school located in Daytona Beach, Florida that handed out 126 ’s general systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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George Washington University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended General Systems Engineering Major ranking. GWU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 122 ’s general systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Stevens Institute of Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended General Systems Engineering Major ranking. Located in Hoboken, New Jersey, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 275 diplomas to qualified ’s general systems engineering students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Cornell University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended General Systems Engineering Major ranking. This large school is located in Ithaca, New York, and it awarded 93 ’s general systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #10, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Systems Engineering Major list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a large public school situated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It awarded 89 ’s general systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
Read more about General Systems Engineering at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Northeastern University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended General Systems Engineering Major list. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 84 ’s general systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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University of Pennsylvania landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Systems Engineering Major ranking. University of Pennsylvania is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 81 ’s general systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about General Systems Engineering at University of Pennsylvania
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended General Systems Engineering Major list. UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 77 ’s general systems engineering degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign General Systems Engineering Report
University of Arizona ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended General Systems Engineering Major list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s general systems engineering degrees to 73 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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Washington University in St Louis did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General Systems Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #15. WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 54 ’s general systems engineering degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Kennesaw State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended General Systems Engineering Major ranking. Located in Kennesaw, Georgia, this large public school awarded 49 degrees to qualified ’s general systems engineering students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
George Mason University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General Systems Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #17. George Mason University is a large school located in Fairfax, Virginia that handed out 47 ’s general systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended General Systems Engineering Major list. Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s general systems engineering degrees to 107 students in 2020-2021.
Full AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management General Systems Engineering Report
Southern Methodist University ranked #19 on this year’s Most Well Attended General Systems Engineering Major list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 43 degrees to qualified ’s general systems engineering students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Southern Methodist University General Systems Engineering Report
University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Systems Engineering Major ranking. This large school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 40 ’s general systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Texas A&M International University ranked #21 on this year’s Most Well Attended General Systems Engineering Major list. Texas A&M International University is a medium-sized public school situated in Laredo, Texas. It awarded 39 ’s general systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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Florida Institute of Technology came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended General Systems Engineering Major ranking. Florida Tech is located in Melbourne, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 39 ’s general systems engineering degrees to qualified students.
Full Florida Institute of Technology General Systems Engineering Report
United States Air Force Academy ranked #21 on this year’s Most Well Attended General Systems Engineering Major list. United States Air Force Academy is located in USAF Academy, Colorado and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 39 ’s general systems engineering degrees to qualified students.
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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General Systems Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #24. Georgia Tech is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 38 ’s general systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Systems Engineering Major ranking. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s general systems engineering degrees to 38 students in 2020-2021.
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United States Military Academy did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General Systems Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #24. Located in West Point, New York, this small public school awarded 38 degrees to qualified ’s general systems engineering students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #24, Missouri University of Science and Technology did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Systems Engineering Major list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school situated in Rolla, Missouri. It awarded 75 ’s general systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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