2024 Best Systems Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region
14
Colleges in the Southeast Region
860
Systems Engineering Degrees Awarded
$83,661
Avg Early-Career Salary
Systems Engineering isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #160 in popularity out of 395 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 14 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for systems engineering students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 860 degrees in systems engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Choosing a Great Systems Engineering School
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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for systems engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each 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.
Pick Your Systems Engineering Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Systems Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Systems Engineering in the Southeast Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the systems engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
10 Top Southeast Region Schools in Systems Engineering
It is difficult to beat University of Virginia - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in systems engineering. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.
There were roughly 167 systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent data year. Systems Engineering degree recipients from University of Virginia - Main Campus get an earnings boost of about $10,202 over the average income of systems engineering graduates.
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University of Florida is a great option for students pursuing a degree in systems engineering. UF is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were approximately 285 systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the systems engineering program make about $82,686 in their early career salary.
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Any student who is interested in systems engineering needs to check out Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta. A Best Colleges rank of #24 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Georgia Tech is a great school overall.
There were roughly 38 systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at Georgia Tech in the most recent year we have data available. Those systems engineering students who get their degree from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus earn $34,249 more than the typical systems engineering grad.
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George Mason University is a great option for students interested in a degree in systems engineering. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #117 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means GMU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 47 systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at GMU in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the systems engineering program report average early career earnings of $84,357.
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Located in the small city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.
There were roughly 126 systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at Embry-Riddle Worldwide in the most recent data year. Those systems engineering students who get their degree from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide receive $17,775 more than the average systems engineering student.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In VA
Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.
There were about 6 systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In FL
39
Systems Engineering Degrees Awarded
Located in the small city of Melbourne, Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. This school ranks 11th out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were roughly 39 systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at Florida Tech in the most recent year we have data available.
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KSU Georgia is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Kennesaw. This university ranks 15th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were about 49 systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at KSU Georgia in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the systems engineering program report average early career earnings of $68,102.
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Florida State is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee. A Best Colleges rank of #121 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Florida State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 14 systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent data year.
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Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 77 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.More information about a degree in systems engineering from University of Central Florida
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