Systems Engineering is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #160 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Systems Engineering Schools in Maryland ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 181 degrees in systems engineering during the 2021-2022 academic year.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Systems Engineering Schools in Maryland list to help you make the college decision.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the systems engineering degree levels they offer.
Johns Hopkins University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in systems engineering. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.
There were approximately 162 systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent year we have data available. Those systems engineering students who get their degree from Johns Hopkins University earn $6,860 more than the standard systems engineering graduate.
University of Maryland - College Park is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in systems engineering. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 36 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were roughly 10 systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat University of Maryland - Baltimore County if you want to pursue a degree in systems engineering. UMBC is a large public university located in the suburb of Baltimore. This university ranks 4th out of 36 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were approximately 9 systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at UMBC 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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