2024 Best Systems Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Maryland

If you plan on getting your master's degree in systems engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #67 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Systems Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 222 master's degrees in systems engineering to qualified students.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to systems engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of systems engineering students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for systems engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized systems engineering related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for systems engineering students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Master's Degree Schools in Maryland list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Systems Engineering in Maryland

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for systems engineering students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Maryland Schools for a Master's in Systems Engineering

1

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

202 Annual Graduates

$114,155 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in systems engineering has to look into Johns Hopkins University. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Baltimore.

Systems Engineering master's degree recipients from Johns Hopkins University get an earnings boost of about $6,860 over the typical earnings of systems engineering graduates.

More information about a master’s in systems engineering from Johns Hopkins University

2

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

10 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in systems engineering needs to take a look at University of Maryland - College Park. UMCP is a very large public university located in the large suburb of College Park.More information about a master’s in systems engineering from University of Maryland - College Park

3

University of Maryland - Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD

10 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in systems engineering needs to look into University of Maryland - Baltimore County. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in systems engineering from University of Maryland - Baltimore County

Best Systems Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Systems Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	261	97
Pennsylvania	248	142
New Jersey	188	117
District of Columbia	154	85

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Rankings in Majors Related to Systems Engineering

Systems Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Systems Engineering Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Systems Engineering	222

Most Popular Majors Related to Systems Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Engineering	366
Electrical Engineering	275
Biomedical Engineering	162
Mechanical Engineering	155
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	73
Chemical Engineering	60
Civil Engineering	58
Environmental Engineering	56
Robotics Engineering	42
Materials Engineering	23

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to luis gomes. More about our data sources and methodologies.