Master's programs 72
Graduates in 2023-24 1,997
Typical median debt $32,139
Typical earnings 1 yr after $123,458
Typical earnings 4 yrs after $144,307
Earnings to debt 3.8x
Official field: Systems Engineering. Admission figures such as LSAT, MCAT or GRE scores are not part of this federal data, so check each school.
Degree level Programs Typical earnings 1 yr after Typical median debt Master's 72 $123,458 $32,139 Doctoral 25 n/a n/a Professional doctorate 1 n/a n/a
Is it worth it? Debt vs first-year pay Each dot is one master's program. Dots above the dashed line have graduates earning more in their first year than the program's median debt.
$0k $0k $40k $16k $80k $33k $120k $49k $160k $66k debt = 1 year of pay Massachusetts Institute of Technology: earnings $152,712, debt $62,750 Johns Hopkins University: earnings $144,552, debt $26,223 George Washington University: earnings $133,602, debt $42,593 Pennsylvania State University-World Campus: earnings $112,580, debt $38,146 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach: earnings $117,819, debt $32,139 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide: earnings $117,819, debt $32,139 The University of Texas at El Paso: earnings $104,018, debt $23,397 Median federal debt Median earnings 1 year after Master's programs in systems engineering Highest first-year earnings Massachusetts Institute of Technology $152,712
University of Southern California $145,458
Johns Hopkins University $144,552
The University of Texas at Dallas $143,632
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor $136,054
Florida Institute of Technology $134,890
George Washington University $133,602
Worcester Polytechnic Institute $130,189
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College Graduates (2023-24) Earnings 1 yr after Earnings 4 yrs after Median debt Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA 199 $152,712 $227,052 $62,750 University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 20 $145,458 $178,619 n/a Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA 40 n/a $168,407 n/a Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 17 $114,733 $163,769 n/a Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD 231 $144,552 $154,775 $26,223 George Washington University Washington, DC 77 $133,602 $154,767 $42,593 University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA 48 $123,458 $152,854 n/a University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI 109 $136,054 $152,353 n/a Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL 35 $134,890 $149,291 n/a Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO 23 $118,433 $145,788 n/a Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park, PA 35 $112,580 $145,507 $38,146 The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX 43 $143,632 $144,307 n/a Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA 46 $130,189 $143,717 n/a Cornell University Ithaca, NY 124 $127,771 $142,846 n/a Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ 139 $110,060 $137,935 n/a University of Florida Gainesville, FL 59 $125,387 $137,191 n/a George Mason University Fairfax, VA 22 $114,143 $135,210 n/a University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 18 $116,886 $129,471 n/a Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL 9 $117,819 $125,093 $32,139 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide Daytona Beach, FL 66 $117,819 $125,093 $32,139 Northeastern University Boston, MA 47 n/a $117,700 n/a The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX 38 $104,018 $113,173 $23,397 Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA 16 n/a $108,404 n/a Drexel University Philadelphia, PA 17 $124,652 n/a n/a Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO 46 $97,521 n/a n/a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY 23 $97,256 n/a n/a Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ 1 n/a n/a n/a Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ 0 n/a n/a n/a Boston University Boston, MA 16 n/a n/a n/a Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH 6 n/a n/a n/a California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA 1 n/a n/a n/a California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA 9 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA 13 n/a n/a n/a Capitol Technology University Laurel, MD 1 n/a n/a n/a Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH 3 n/a n/a n/a Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO 14 n/a n/a n/a Duke University Durham, NC 6 n/a n/a n/a ECPI University Virginia Beach, VA 14 n/a n/a $18,312 Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee, FL 2 n/a n/a n/a Florida International University Miami, FL 6 n/a n/a n/a Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 31 n/a n/a n/a Idaho State University Pocatello, ID 1 n/a n/a n/a Iowa State University Ames, IA 7 n/a n/a n/a Lawrence Technological University Southfield, MI 3 n/a n/a n/a Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA 12 n/a n/a n/a New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ 8 n/a n/a n/a Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI 3 n/a n/a n/a Portland State University Portland, OR 6 n/a n/a n/a Robert Morris University Moon Township, PA 0 n/a n/a n/a Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ 8 n/a n/a n/a St. Mary's University San Antonio, TX 1 n/a n/a n/a Texas A&M University-College Station College Station, TX 1 n/a n/a n/a Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX 17 n/a n/a n/a University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA 19 n/a n/a n/a University of Central Florida Orlando, FL 8 n/a n/a n/a University of Dayton Dayton, OH 4 n/a n/a n/a University of Denver Denver, CO 30 n/a n/a n/a University of Houston Houston, TX 56 n/a n/a n/a University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston, TX 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL 6 n/a n/a n/a University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD 8 n/a n/a n/a University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI 15 n/a n/a n/a University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA 67 n/a n/a n/a University of South Alabama Mobile, AL 6 n/a n/a n/a University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN 7 n/a n/a n/a University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI 10 n/a n/a n/a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA 6 n/a n/a n/a Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO 11 n/a n/a n/a Weber State University Ogden, UT 2 n/a n/a n/a West Virginia University Morgantown, WV 1 n/a n/a n/a
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College Graduates (2023-24) Earnings 1 yr after Earnings 4 yrs after Median debt Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ 8 n/a n/a n/a Boston University Boston, MA 7 n/a n/a n/a California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA 5 n/a n/a n/a Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH 3 n/a n/a n/a Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO 10 n/a n/a n/a Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO 14 n/a n/a n/a Cornell University Ithaca, NY 5 n/a n/a n/a Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL 0 n/a n/a n/a George Mason University Fairfax, VA 3 n/a n/a n/a George Washington University Washington, DC 6 n/a n/a n/a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA 5 n/a n/a n/a Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO 3 n/a n/a n/a Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI 3 n/a n/a n/a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY 1 n/a n/a n/a Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 0 n/a n/a n/a Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ 10 n/a n/a n/a Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX 6 n/a n/a n/a University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 10 n/a n/a n/a University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA 12 n/a n/a n/a University of Florida Gainesville, FL 4 n/a n/a n/a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA 14 n/a n/a n/a University of South Alabama Mobile, AL 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA 8 n/a n/a n/a Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO 2 n/a n/a n/a
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Frequently asked questions How much do systems engineering graduates earn? Graduates of the typical master's program earned a median of $123,458 one year after finishing, in 2024 dollars.
How much debt do systems engineering graduate students take on? The typical program's graduates who borrowed left with a median of $32,139 in federal loans taken at that school. Undergraduate loans are not included.
Undergraduate: Systems Engineering major
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field of study file, data release of October 15, 2026. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working, not enrolled. One-year figures: graduates of 2020-21 and 2021-22, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. Four-year figures: graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. More on the data .