by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Systems Engineering Major in California for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Systems Engineering Major in California for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in systems engineering. To top this list, a school must have a successful systems engineering program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Systems Engineering Major in California for a Master’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Naval Postgraduate School. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Systems Engineering Major in California for a Master’s. Located in Monterey, California, this small public school awarded 211 degrees to qualified masters’s systems engineering students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Systems Engineering Major in California for a Master’s list. La Jolla, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s systems engineering degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Systems Engineering Major in California for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #3 spot on the list. USC is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 masters’s systems engineering degrees to qualified 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Loyola Marymount University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Systems Engineering Major in California for a Master’s. Loyola Marymount University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Systems Engineering Major in California for a Master’s list. Located in Pomona, California, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s systems engineering students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of California - Santa Cruz landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Systems Engineering Major in California for a Master’s 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Systems Engineering at University of California - Santa Cruz
California Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Systems Engineering Major in California for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Pasadena, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s systems engineering students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 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 94%.
Read full report on Systems Engineering at California Institute of Technology
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