2025 Best General Systems Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for general systems engineering students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 106 degrees in general systems engineering to qualified students.

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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 Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for General Systems Engineering in the Plains States 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 Plains States Region Schools in General Systems Engineering

1

Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

37 General Systems Engineering Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in general systems engineering needs to look into Washington University in St Louis. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.More information about a degree in general systems engineering from Washington University in St Louis

2

Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, MO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

47 General Systems Engineering Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat Missouri University of Science and Technology if you wish to pursue a degree in general systems engineering. Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a degree in general systems engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology

Best General Systems Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best general systems engineering schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	742	19
Missouri	693	92
Iowa	648	7

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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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