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Colleges offering doctoral degrees (research) in Systems Engineering

32 U.S. colleges and universities offer Systems Engineering at the phd level. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.

All levels Certificate 53 Bachelor 36 Master 86 PhD 32 Professional 2

Most schools offering it: Texas (9), New York (9), California (8), Florida (8), Pennsylvania (7), Colorado (6)

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CSU
Public

Systems Engineering: 24 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Online option

Students
34,096
Retention
86%
Programs
189
Awards 2024-25
8,384
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UVC
Public

Systems Engineering: 13 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
26,409
Retention
98%
Programs
123
Awards 2024-25
9,098
CampusOnlineHybrid
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GWU
Private nonprofit

Systems Engineering: 9 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Online option

Students
25,374
Retention
92%
Programs
198
Awards 2024-25
8,455
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UA
Public

Systems Engineering: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
56,365
Retention
83%
Programs
307
Awards 2024-25
12,522
CampusOnlineHybrid
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BU
Private nonprofit

Boston University

Boston, MA

Systems Engineering: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
37,737
Retention
95%
Programs
299
Awards 2024-25
13,285
CampusOnlineHybrid
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CSM
Public

Systems Engineering: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
8,044
Retention
93%
Programs
39
Awards 2024-25
2,206
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UF
Public

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Systems Engineering: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
56,311
Retention
98%
Programs
190
Awards 2024-25
18,849
CampusOnlineHybrid
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SIT
Private nonprofit

Systems Engineering: 6 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
8,469
Retention
94%
Programs
77
Awards 2024-25
3,170
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UCD
Public

Systems Engineering: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
44,256
Retention
94%
Programs
162
Awards 2024-25
13,222
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TTU
Public

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Systems Engineering: 4 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
40,757
Retention
85%
Programs
209
Awards 2024-25
10,998
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GMU
Public

Systems Engineering: 4 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
39,766
Retention
86%
Programs
196
Awards 2024-25
11,076
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CU
Private nonprofit

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Systems Engineering: 4 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
26,793
Retention
98%
Programs
171
Awards 2024-25
9,154
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WUS
Private nonprofit

Systems Engineering: 4 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
16,357
Retention
95%
Programs
195
Awards 2024-25
5,555
CampusOnlineHybrid
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USA
Public

Systems Engineering: 4 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
14,003
Retention
76%
Programs
106
Awards 2024-25
3,587
CampusOnlineHybrid
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CWR
Private nonprofit

Systems Engineering: 4 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
12,475
Retention
92%
Programs
157
Awards 2024-25
3,529
CampusOnlineHybrid
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WPI
Private nonprofit

Systems Engineering: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online

Students
7,584
Retention
94%
Programs
66
Awards 2024-25
2,277
CampusOnlineHybrid
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RPI
Private nonprofit

Systems Engineering: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
7,040
Retention
91%
Programs
75
Awards 2024-25
1,891
CampusOnlineHybrid
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