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2024 Best Systems Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region

5 Colleges in the Far Western US Region
553 Systems Engineering Degrees Awarded
$125,714 Avg Early-Career Salary
When it comes to popularity, systems engineering sits in the middle of the road, ranking #160 out of 395 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Systems Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 553 degrees in systems engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Systems Engineering School

Best Systems Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region Your choice of systems engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Systems Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Systems Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Master's Degrees in Systems Engineering
Doctor's Degrees in Systems Engineering

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 Systems Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Systems Engineering in the Far Western US Region

The schools below may not offer all types of 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 Far Western US Region Schools in Systems Engineering

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$125,714 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat University of Southern California if you wish to pursue a degree in systems engineering. USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 28 systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the systems engineering program make around $125,714 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a degree in systems engineering from University of Southern California

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In CA

Loyola Marymount University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in systems engineering. Loyola Marymount is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles. This university ranks 20th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were roughly 10 systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Marymount in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in systems engineering from Loyola Marymount University

3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA
36 Systems Engineering Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat University of California - San Diego if you wish to pursue a degree in systems engineering. UCSD is a fairly large public university located in the large city of La Jolla. A Best Colleges rank of #38 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCSD is a great university overall.

There were roughly 36 systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in systems engineering from University of California - San Diego

4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OR
6.3% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Portland State University if you wish to pursue a degree in systems engineering. Portland State University is a fairly large public university located in the city of Portland. This university ranks 7th out of 30 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.

There were roughly 16 systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at Portland State University in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in systems engineering from Portland State University

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University of California - Santa Cruz is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in systems engineering. UC Santa Cruz is a large public university located in the city of Santa Cruz. A Best Colleges rank of #102 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC Santa Cruz is a great university overall.More information about a degree in systems engineering from University of California - Santa Cruz

5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In CA
71.4% Growth in Graduates

Cal Poly Pomona is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Pomona. This university ranks 65th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were approximately 7 systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly Pomona in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in systems engineering from California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Best Systems Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best systems engineering colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
California 330 289
Washington 300 0
Oregon 266 10

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Systems Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Systems Engineering Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Systems Engineering 553

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Majors Similar to Systems Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 7,287
Electrical Engineering 6,104
Civil Engineering 4,437
Computer Engineering 3,771
Biomedical Engineering 1,994
Chemical Engineering 1,526
General Engineering 1,478
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 1,412
Materials Engineering 662
Industrial Engineering 647

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