Best Systems Engineering colleges in the U.S. 2026

Best Systems Engineering colleges in the U.S. for 2026

Massachusetts Institute of Technology offers 2 Systems Engineering degree programs. It's a large, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a midsize city. In 2024, 204 Systems Engineering students graduated with students earning 199 Master's degrees, and 5 Doctoral degrees.

Duke University
Durham, NC

Duke University offers 1 Systems Engineering degree programs. It's a large, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2024, 6 Systems Engineering students graduated with students earning 6 Master's degrees.

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

Cornell University offers 2 Systems Engineering degree programs. It's a very large, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a small city. In 2024, 129 Systems Engineering students graduated with students earning 124 Master's degrees, and 5 Doctoral degrees.

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University offers 5 Systems Engineering degree programs. It's a very large, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2024, 242 Systems Engineering students graduated with students earning 231 Master's degrees, 9 Certificates, and 2 Bachelor's degrees.

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
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University of Pennsylvania offers 2 Systems Engineering degree programs. It's a very large, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2024, 88 Systems Engineering students graduated with students earning 67 Master's degrees, and 21 Bachelor's degrees.

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor offers 3 Systems Engineering degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a midsize city. In 2024, 109 Systems Engineering students graduated with students earning 109 Master's degrees.

University of Southern California offers 2 Systems Engineering degree programs. It's a very large, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2024, 24 Systems Engineering students graduated with students earning 20 Master's degrees, and 4 Certificates.

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Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus offers 1 Systems Engineering degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a large city. In 2024, 40 Systems Engineering students graduated with students earning 40 Master's degrees.

University of Virginia-Main Campus offers 4 Systems Engineering degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a midsize suburb. In 2024, 117 Systems Engineering students graduated with students earning 61 Bachelor's degrees, 48 Master's degrees, and 8 Doctoral degrees.

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Washington University in St Louis offers 4 Systems Engineering degree programs. It's a large, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large suburb. In 2024, 41 Systems Engineering students graduated with students earning 16 Bachelor's degrees, 12 Certificates, 11 Master's degrees, and 2 Doctoral degrees.

List of all Systems Engineering colleges in the U.S.

School Average Tuition Student Teacher Ratio Enrolled Students
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Logo Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA
5/5
9 : 1 11,886
Duke University Logo Duke University Durham, NC
5/5
11 : 1 17,499
Cornell University Logo Cornell University Ithaca, NY
5/5
13 : 1 26,793
Johns Hopkins University Logo Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD
5/5
20 : 1 30,210
University of Pennsylvania Logo University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA
5/5
20 : 1 29,109