2025 Best Systems Engineering Schools in the New England Region
4Colleges in the New England Region
364Systems Engineering Degrees Awarded
$102,528Avg 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.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Systems Engineering Schools in the New England Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 364 degrees in systems engineering to qualified students.
The systems engineering program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Systems Engineering rankings. 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.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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Best Schools for Systems Engineering in the New England 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 New England Region Schools in Systems Engineering
Any student who is interested in systems engineering has to check out Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge. A Best Colleges rank of #1 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means MIT is a great school overall.
There were approximately 219 systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at MIT in the most recent data year. Those systems engineering students who get their degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology earn $48,743 more than the standard systems engineering grad.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in systems engineering. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. This school ranks 8th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were approximately 31 systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at WPI in the most recent data year. Those systems engineering students who get their degree from Worcester Polytechnic Institute earn $24,613 more than the typical systems engineering grad.
It's difficult to beat Boston University if you wish to pursue a degree in systems engineering. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.
There were approximately 22 systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in systems engineering needs to take a look at Northeastern University. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were about 54 systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent data year.
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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The systems engineering program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Systems Engineering rankings. 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.
