2025 Best General Systems Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region
4Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
417General Systems Engineering Degrees Awarded
A degree in general systems engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #209 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general systems engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 417 degrees in general systems engineering annually.
Choosing a Great General Systems Engineering School
The general systems engineering program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Systems Engineering rankings. For our Best Overall General Systems Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your General Systems Engineering Degree Level
The general systems engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Systems Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region.
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Best Schools for General Systems Engineering in the Great Lakes Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the general systems engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Great Lakes Region Schools in General Systems Engineering
It is difficult to beat University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you wish to pursue a degree in general systems engineering. UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Champaign. A Best Colleges rank of #41 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.
There were about 101 general systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat University of Michigan - Ann Arbor if you want to pursue a degree in general systems engineering. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were approximately 80 general systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year.
University of Michigan - Dearborn is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general systems engineering. Located in the medium-sized city of Dearborn, UM Dearborn is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 21st out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 18 general systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at UM Dearborn in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in general systems engineering has to take a look at Otterbein University. Otterbein is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Westerville. This university ranks 41st out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were roughly 7 general systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at Otterbein in the most recent year we have data available.
General Systems Engineering Related Rankings by Major
One of 0 majors within the Systems Engineering area of study, General Systems Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Notes and References
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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