by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Systems Engineering Major” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 3,904 people earned their degree in general systems engineering, making the major the 209th most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 784 general systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Systems Engineering Major” ranking, we looked at 27 colleges that offer a degree in general systems engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general systems engineering.
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The general 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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Systems Engineering Major”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Systems Engineering Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend United States Merchant Marine Academy. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Systems Engineering Major list. Kings Point, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general systems engineering degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Maine Maritime Academy. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Systems Engineering Major. Maine Maritime Academy is a small school located in Castine, Maine that handed out 11 bachelors’s general systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about General Systems Engineering at Maine Maritime
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend United States Air Force Academy. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Systems Engineering Major list. This small school is located in USAF Academy, Colorado, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s general systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend United States Military Academy. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Systems Engineering Major. United States Military Academy is a small public school situated in West Point, New York. It awarded 38 bachelors’s general systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Full United States Military Academy General Systems Engineering Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M International University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Systems Engineering Major list. Texas A&M International University is a public institution located in Laredo, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Texas A&M International University General Systems Engineering Report
Otterbein University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Systems Engineering Major list. Otterbein is located in Westerville, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s general systems engineering degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on General Systems Engineering at Otterbein
University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Systems Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #7. University of Virginia is a large public school situated in Charlottesville, Virginia. It awarded 109 bachelors’s general systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about General Systems Engineering at University of Virginia
University of Florida landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Systems Engineering Major ranking. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general systems engineering degrees to 140 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Systems Engineering at University of Florida
With a ranking of #9, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Systems Engineering Major list. Washington University in St Louis is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 39 bachelors’s general systems engineering degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Kennesaw State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Systems Engineering Major ranking. Kennesaw State University is a public institution located in Kennesaw, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Systems Engineering Major ranking. UIUC is a large school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 72 bachelors’s general systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Arizona ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Systems Engineering Major list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school handed out 54 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general systems engineering students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read full report on General Systems Engineering at University of Arizona
University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Systems Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #13. This large school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s general systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on General Systems Engineering at UNC Charlotte
With a ranking of #14, University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Systems Engineering Major list. UPenn is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 40 bachelors’s general systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
George Washington University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Systems Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #15. George Washington University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 26 bachelors’s general systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
George Mason University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Systems Engineering Major list. Located in Fairfax, Virginia, this large public school awarded 24 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general systems engineering students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full George Mason University General Systems Engineering Report
With a ranking of #17, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Systems Engineering Major list. UCCS is a fairly large public school situated in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It awarded 6 bachelors’s general systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Systems Engineering at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
University of Arkansas at Little Rock did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Systems Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #18. UA Little Rock is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s general systems engineering degrees to qualified students.
Case Western Reserve University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Systems Engineering Major ranking. Cleveland, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general systems engineering degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Systems Engineering at Case Western Reserve University
Stevens Institute of Technology landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Systems Engineering Major ranking. Stevens Institute of Technology is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Hoboken, New Jersey. It awarded 3 bachelors’s general systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Systems Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology
With a ranking of #21, Southeast Missouri State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Systems Engineering Major list. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized school located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri that handed out 2 bachelors’s general systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Systems Engineering at Southeast Missouri State University
DePaul University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Systems Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #22. DePaul is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 1 bachelors’s general systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about General Systems Engineering at DePaul University
Weber State University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Systems Engineering Major ranking. WSU is a public institution located in Ogden, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Weber State University General Systems Engineering Report
College of Charleston did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Systems Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #24. Located in Charleston, South Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general systems engineering students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Morehead State University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Systems Engineering Major list. Morehead State University is a medium-sized school located in Morehead, Kentucky that handed out 0 bachelors’s general systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Systems Engineering at Morehead State University
Metropolitan State University of Denver did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Systems Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #24. This fairly large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s general systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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Taylor University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Systems Engineering Major ranking. This small school is located in Upland, Indiana, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s general systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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