2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Systems Engineering in New York

A master's degree in systems engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #69 out of 326 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in New York to determine which ones were the most popular for systems engineering students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 132 master's degrees in systems engineering during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Systems Engineering School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in systems engineering matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Systems Engineering in New York ranking.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for systems engineering, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Systems Engineering Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for systems engineering.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Systems Engineering in New York

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in systems engineering.

Most Well Attended Schools for Systems Engineering Students Working on Their Master's

1

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

126 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Cornell University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in systems engineering. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in systems engineering in New York.

There were approximately 126 systems engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent data year.

Students who graduate with their master's from the systems engineering program report average early career wages of $88,500.

More information about a master’s in systems engineering from Cornell University

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY

6 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a popular choice for students pursuing a master's degree in systems engineering. Located in the small city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in systems engineering in New York.

There were about 6 systems engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at RPI in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in systems engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Utica, NY

SUNY Polytechnic Institute is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in systems engineering. SUNY Poly is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Utica. More information about a master’s in systems engineering from SUNY Polytechnic Institute

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Binghamton University
Vestal, NY

Binghamton University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in systems engineering. Binghamton University is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal. More information about a master’s in systems engineering from Binghamton University

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Syracuse University if you want to pursue a master's degree in systems engineering. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. More information about a master’s in systems engineering from Syracuse University

Best Systems Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Systems Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	238	137
Maryland	190	174
New Jersey	178	161
District of Columbia	151	48

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Systems Engineering Related Rankings by Major

One of 40 majors within the Engineering area of study, Systems Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Systems Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	911
Mechanical Engineering	710
Operations Research	523
Industrial Engineering	424
Biomedical Engineering	364
Computer Engineering	331
Civil Engineering	328
Chemical Engineering	204
Environmental Engineering	100
Materials Engineering	85

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to luis gomes. More about our data sources and methodologies.