2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Systems Engineering in the Plains States Region

Systems Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #69 most popular master's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the Plains States Region 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 70 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 the Plains States Region ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality systems engineering program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. 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

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. 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 the Plains States Region

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for systems engineering students seeking a a master's degree.

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

1

Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, MO

21 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MO

#2 Best Quality In MO

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in systems engineering needs to check out Missouri University of Science and Technology. Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public university 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 Missouri.

There were roughly 21 systems engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at Missouri University of Science and Technology in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in systems engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology

2

Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO

18 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In MO

#1 Best Quality In MO

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Washington University in St Louis if you wish to pursue a master's degree in systems engineering. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Saint Louis. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in systems engineering in Missouri.

There were approximately 18 systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in systems engineering from Washington University in St Louis

3

Saint Cloud State University
Saint Cloud, MN

13 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MN

#2 Best Quality In MN

Saint Cloud State University is a popular option for students pursuing a master's degree in systems engineering. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in systems engineering in Minnesota.

There were roughly 13 systems engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at St. Cloud State University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in systems engineering from Saint Cloud State University

4

University of St Thomas Minnesota
Saint Paul, MN

10 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In MN

#1 Best Quality In MN

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of St Thomas Minnesota if you want to pursue a master's degree in systems engineering. UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Saint Paul. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in systems engineering in Minnesota.

There were roughly 10 systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at UST MN in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in systems engineering from University of St Thomas Minnesota

5

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IA

#1 Best Quality In IA

Iowa State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Ames. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in systems engineering in Iowa.

There were about 8 systems engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent data year.

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

6

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

#3 Most Popular In MN

UMN Twin Cities is a very large public university located in the large city of Minneapolis. More information about a master’s in systems engineering from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Best Systems Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the most popular systems engineering colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	184	49
Minnesota	169	22
Iowa	146	9

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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.

Most Popular Majors Related to Systems Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	332
Mechanical Engineering	284
Civil Engineering	228
Biomedical Engineering	140
Industrial Engineering	124
Computer Engineering	123
Chemical Engineering	90
Geoscience Engineering	88
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	78
General Engineering	63

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.