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 Master’s Highly Focused on Systems Engineering Major in California” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 3,904 people earned their degree in systems engineering, making the major the 160th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, systems engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $89,736 and had an average of $21,799 in loans still to pay off.
Across California, there were 537 systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $125,714 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 278 systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,974 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Systems Engineering Major in California” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in systems engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in systems engineering.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Systems Engineering Major in California” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree systems engineering students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Naval Postgraduate School. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Systems Engineering Major in California list. Naval Postgraduate School is a public institution located in Monterey, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 211 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Systems Engineering at Naval Postgraduate School
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Systems Engineering Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola Marymount University landed the #2 spot on the list. Loyola Marymount University is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s systems engineering degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Systems Engineering Major in California list. UCSD is a public institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 29 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Systems Engineering at University of California - San Diego
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Systems Engineering Major in California list. University of Southern California is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Read full report on Systems Engineering at University of Southern California
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Systems Engineering Major in California list. This large school is located in Pomona, California, and it awarded 7 masters’s systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 more about Systems Engineering at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona
University of California - Santa Cruz came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Systems Engineering Major in California ranking. Santa Cruz, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s systems engineering degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of California - Santa Cruz Systems Engineering Report
California Institute of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Systems Engineering Major in California ranking. California Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pasadena, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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