2025 Best General Systems Engineering Schools in the New England Region
4Colleges in the New England Region
364General 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.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for general systems engineering students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 364 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
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Systems Engineering Schools in the New England Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for General Systems Engineering in the New England 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 New England Region Schools in General Systems Engineering
It's hard to beat Massachusetts Institute of Technology if you want to pursue a degree in general systems engineering. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge. A Best Colleges rank of #1 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means MIT is a great school overall.
There were about 219 general systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at MIT in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat Worcester Polytechnic Institute if you want to pursue a degree in general systems engineering. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. This school ranks 8th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were approximately 31 general systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at WPI in the most recent data year.
Boston University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in general systems engineering. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.
There were roughly 22 general systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available.
Northeastern University is a great option for students pursuing a degree in general systems engineering. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were approximately 54 general systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent data year.
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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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.
