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

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.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Systems Engineering in Pennsylvania ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 52 master's degrees in systems engineering to qualified students.

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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. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Systems Engineering in Pennsylvania ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

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 Pennsylvania

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

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

42 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Pennsylvania is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in systems engineering. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in systems engineering in Pennsylvania.

There were about 42 systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available.

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

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

10 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Drexel University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in systems engineering. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in systems engineering in Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 10 systems engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent data year.

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

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in systems engineering. Pitt is a very large public university located in the city of Pittsburgh. More information about a master’s in systems engineering from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

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
New York	249	95
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	632
Mechanical Engineering	385
Biomedical Engineering	181
Computer Engineering	171
Civil Engineering	170
Chemical Engineering	160
Materials Engineering	86
Robotics Engineering	85
Industrial Engineering	69
Other Engineering	39

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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