2025 Best General Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region
8Colleges in the Southwest Region
312General Systems Engineering Degrees Awarded
General Systems Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #209 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 312 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. We derive our Best Overall General Systems Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for General Systems Engineering in the Southwest Region
The schools below may not offer all types of general systems engineering degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Southwest Region Schools in General Systems Engineering
University of Arizona is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general systems engineering. University of Arizona is a very large public university located in the city of Tucson. A Best Colleges rank of #110 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.
There were approximately 73 general systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent data year.
Southern Methodist University is a great option for students pursuing a degree in general systems engineering. SMU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Dallas. A Best Colleges rank of #142 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means SMU is a great university overall.
There were about 41 general systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent year we have data available.
Arizona State University - Tempe is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general systems engineering. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #108 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.
There were approximately 13 general systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Houston is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general systems engineering. UH is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Houston. This university ranks 14th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 8 general systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent data year.
UT Dallas is a very large public university located in the city of Richardson. This university ranks 9th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 37 general systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Dallas in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #161 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.
There were about 18 general systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent data year.
UTEP is a fairly large public university located in the city of El Paso. This university ranks 49th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 52 general systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at UTEP in the most recent data year.
Texas A&M International University is a moderately-sized public university located in the large city of Laredo. This university ranks 90th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 45 general systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M International University 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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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. We derive our Best Overall General Systems Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
