2025 Best General Systems Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
7Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
1,012General 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 7 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general systems engineering. Combined, these schools handed out 1,012 degrees in general systems engineering to qualified students.
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 Middle Atlantic Region.
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Best Schools for General Systems Engineering in the Middle Atlantic 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 Middle Atlantic Region Schools in General Systems Engineering
Johns Hopkins University is a great option for students pursuing a degree in general systems engineering. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.
There were about 162 general systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Pennsylvania is a great choice for students interested in a degree in general systems engineering. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.
There were approximately 66 general systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat Cornell University if you want to pursue a degree in general systems engineering. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.
There were roughly 121 general systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available.
George Washington University is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in general systems engineering. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 7 colleges for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.
There were roughly 138 general systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent data year.
Located in the suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. This school ranks 3rd out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were approximately 307 general systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at Stevens in the most recent data year.
Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. This university ranks 10th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were approximately 16 general systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent year we have data available.
General Systems Engineering Related Rankings by Major
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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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