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2024 Best Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region

9 Colleges in the Southwest Region
322 Systems Engineering Degrees Awarded
$77,448 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.

College Factual reviewed 9 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of systems engineering. Combined, these schools handed out 322 degrees in systems engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Systems Engineering School

Best Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region 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.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Systems Engineering
Master's Degrees in Systems Engineering
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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 Southwest Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Systems Engineering in the Southwest 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 Southwest Region Schools in Systems Engineering

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
73 Systems Engineering Degrees Awarded
$81,373 Median Starting Salary

University of Arizona is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in systems engineering. University of Arizona is a very large public university located in the city of Tucson. A Best Colleges rank of #133 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.

There were roughly 73 systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent data year. Systems Engineering degree recipients from University of Arizona earn a boost of about $3,926 over the typical earnings of systems engineering majors.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
43 Systems Engineering Degrees Awarded
37.2% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Southern Methodist University if you wish to pursue a degree in systems engineering. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Dallas. A Best Colleges rank of #73 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means SMU is a great university overall.

There were about 43 systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent data year. Systems Engineering degree recipients from Southern Methodist University receive an earnings boost of approximately $26,574 above the typical income of systems engineering graduates.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In AZ

Arizona State University - Tempe is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in systems engineering. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #119 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.

There were approximately 8 systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
57 Systems Engineering Degrees Awarded
$93,153 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat The University of Texas at Dallas if you want to pursue a degree in systems engineering. UT Dallas is a fairly large public university located in the city of Richardson. This university ranks 11th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 57 systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Dallas in the most recent data year. Those systems engineering students who get their degree from The University of Texas at Dallas earn $15,706 more than the typical systems engineering graduate.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In TX
17.6% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #168 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.

There were roughly 17 systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In TX

Texas A&M College Station is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of College Station. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.

There were approximately 1 systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In TX
9.1% Growth in Graduates

UH is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Houston. This university ranks 10th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 22 systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In AZ

ASU - Skysong is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale. This university ranks 8th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were about 1 systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Skysong in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In TX
50.0% Growth in Graduates

UT Arlington is a very large public university located in the large city of Arlington. This university ranks 15th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 6 systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Arlington in the most recent data year.

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9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
38 Systems Engineering Degrees Awarded
65.8% Growth in Graduates

UTEP is a very large public university located in the large city of El Paso. This university ranks 56th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 38 systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at UTEP in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the systems engineering program earn around $73,179 in the first couple years of working.

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Best Systems Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best systems engineering schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 317 212
Arizona 287 80

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One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Systems Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Systems Engineering Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Systems Engineering 322

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 5,420
Electrical Engineering 3,662
Civil Engineering 2,298
General Engineering 1,837
Computer Engineering 1,801
Chemical Engineering 1,506
Industrial Engineering 1,352
Biomedical Engineering 1,324
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 1,000
Petroleum Engineering 629

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