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2024 Best Energy Systems Engineering Schools

8 Colleges in the United States
138 Energy Systems Engineering Degrees Awarded
You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in energy systems engineering. It is ranked #336 out of 395 major degree programs in terms of popularity. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for energy systems engineering students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 138 degrees in energy systems engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Energy Systems Engineering School

Best Energy Systems Engineering Schools Your choice of energy systems engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for energy systems engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Energy Systems Engineering Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Energy Systems Engineering
Master's Degrees in Energy Systems Engineering

The energy systems engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Energy Systems Engineering Schools. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Energy Systems Engineering in the United States

The schools below may not offer all types of energy systems engineering degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Schools in Energy Systems Engineering

1
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Villanova University
Villanova, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA

Villanova University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in energy systems engineering. Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #70 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Villanova is a great university overall.

There were approximately 16 energy systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at Villanova in the most recent data year.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in energy systems engineering. U-M is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.

There were about 23 energy systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in energy systems engineering from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

3
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Tufts University
Medford, MA

Tufts University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in energy systems engineering. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Medford. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.More information about a degree in energy systems engineering from Tufts University

4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH

University of Dayton is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in energy systems engineering. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Dayton. A Best Colleges rank of #184 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UDayton is a great university overall.

There were about 12 energy systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at UDayton in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in energy systems engineering from University of Dayton

5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA

Maritime is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Buzzards Bay. This school ranks 30th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were approximately 15 energy systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at Maritime in the most recent data year.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OR

OIT is a small public school located in the town of Klamath Falls. This school ranks 10th out of 30 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.

There were approximately 23 energy systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at OIT in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WY
33.3% Growth in Graduates

UW is a large public university located in the town of Laramie. This university ranks 1st out of 7 schools for overall quality in the state of Wyoming.

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

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN

Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were about 15 energy systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at IUPUI in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in energy systems engineering from Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

Energy Systems Engineering by Region

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

Energy Systems Engineering Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Energy Systems Engineering (General) 138

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811
General Engineering 11,796
Industrial Engineering 9,072
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 8,001
Systems Engineering 3,904

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