Online Systems Engineering Degree :: Accredited Universities

The Master of Engineering provides students with an exceptional experience through a practice-oriented approach, and offers four areas of study from which to focus.
It requires 30 credits of course work, including three credits of applied mathematics and three credits of engineering management. Up to six hours of credit is available for an applied project, and a culminating experience is required.

The systems engineering area of study provides students the ability to engineer complex products, processes and services, while leveraging a systems engineering approach. Systems engineering focuses on defining needs and customer requirements early in the development cycle. This flexible online "anytime, anyplace" program was designed with input from global corporations and targets professionals leading major complex systems development or programs at their companies.

Entry Requirements

Students seeking admission into the program must hold a bachelor of science in engineering or math.
- Applicants must have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 in the last 60 undergraduate credit hours.

- No GRE is required.

- Applicants must submit a professional resume and personal statement as part of the online admissions application.

- Official transcripts for the undergraduate degree (and graduate coursework, if applicable) should be sent to the Graduate College.

- All applicants must meet the English proficiency requirements, as defined by the Graduate College.

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Discover how to develop systems strategies that can be applied to any industry. Colorado State University’s online systems engineering degrees prepare you with immediately applicable skills that can help solve current challenges your company may be facing.

Taking a systems approach in the curriculum development itself, more than 600 industry and government leaders were surveyed to help shape our unique and innovative M.E. and M.S. programs with a systems engineering specialization. As a result, these degrees feature systems engineering courses that cover critical topics such as risk analysis, project management, support systems, and systems engineering processes.

You’ll learn from faculty who bring decades of experience in applying academic research to real-world situations, and are conducting cutting-edge research that will help write the textbooks of tomorrow.

Additionally, the systems engineering master’s program offers the advantage of a hybrid course delivery strategy. This option allows you to study when and where it works best for you, whether that be:

- Online while the lecture is happening live on campus

- Watching a recorded version sometime after work or on the weekend

- Attending a selection of courses in person at the Fort Collins campus or our South Metro Denver location

Entry Requirements

Master of Engineering (M.E.)
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- B.S. degree from a regionally-accredited institution in engineering, business, life sciences, or natural sciences with a GPA of 3.0 or greater

- Calculus III (MATH 261 Calculus for Physical Scientists III or equivalent)

- Basic Statistics (STAT 301 or equivalent)

- GRE test scores are required if all previous degrees were conferred by an institution outside of the U.S

Master of Science (M.S.)
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- B.S. degree from a regionally-accredited institution in engineering, mathematics, or a science discipline with a GPA of 3.0 or greater

- Calculus III (MATH 261 Calculus for Physical Scientists III or equivalent)

- Basic Statistics (STAT 301 or equivalent)

- GRE test scores are required if all previous degrees were conferred by an institution outside of the U.S.

- M.S. Plan A (thesis required) – 21 hours coursework with 9 credit hours of thesis work

- M.S. Plan B (project required) – 27 hours of coursework with 3 credit hours of project work

- For Plan A, a faculty advisor must be secured before admission to the program (the Systems staff will review application materials to determine faculty alignment). It is also the responsibility of the applicant to establish rapport with faculty in a professional manner once all application materials have been submitted.

- Plan B does not require an advisor prior to admittance.

Applicants should submit the below documents

- One official transcript from every post-secondary institution attended (transcripts from CSU are not required).

- If you earned a degree from a non-U.S. institution include:
TOEFL and or IELTS scores. The minimum score in TOEFL is 80 on the internet-based test (550 on the paper-based test or 6.5 on the IELTS).

GRE scores .

- Current resume

- Three letters of recommendation.

- A statement of purpose.

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Become part of a community of engineering professionals exploring the frontier of modern research, pushing the boundaries in the field of systems engineering, and solving issues faced by your current employer, when you begin your Ph.D. in systems engineering online with Colorado State University. Designed for senior management and top-level executives, our highly selective systems engineering Ph.D. program only accepts a handful of students each semester to maintain the integrity and quality of the student experience.

You’ll study with faculty who bring decades of experience in applying academic research to real-world situations, and are conducting cutting-edge research of their own that will help write the textbooks of tomorrow. Watch as Dr. Ron Sega, director of systems engineering graduate programs at CSU, shares what that looks like for his classroom.

Entry Requirements

- B.S. degree from a regionally-accredited institution in engineering, mathematics, or a science discipline with a GPA of 3.0 or greater

- Calculus III (MATH 261 Calculus for Physical Scientists III or equivalent)

- Basic Statistics (STAT 301 or equivalent)

- GRE test scores are required if all previous degrees were conferred by an institution outside of the U.S

- A faculty advisor must be secured before admittance. It is also the responsibility of applicants to establish rapport with faculty in a professional manner once all application materials have been submitted.

Applicants should submit the below documents

- Statement of purpose

- Resume

- Three letters of recommendation: We suggest letters come from faculty, supervisors, etc. who can accurately speak to your skills.

- Official transcripts: One official transcript from every post-secondary institution attended (transcripts from CSU are not required). These must be official and mailed to the Systems Engineering Department. If a university uses a certified third-party to send electronic transcripts (such as Docufide or Escrip-safe) you must send the confirmation email you receive to sys_engr_info@engr.colostate.edu.

- Test scores: If you earned a degree from a non-U.S. institution include TOEFL and/or IELTS scores and GRE scores. The minimum score in TOEFL is 80 on the internet-based test (550 on the paper-based test or 6.5 on the IELTS).

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The Systems Engineering Program focuses on developing an individual’s analytical skills to design, evaluate, and build modern complex engineered systems. Engineers who can conceptualize, model, and integrate hardware, software, data, and humans are critical in technology driven multi-disciplinary design teams. The Iowa State University Master of Engineering in Systems Engineering Program is designed to train engineers to excel in the technology driven design environment commonly found in developing modern complex engineered systems. The program can be completed on line or in residence, part-time or full-time.

Entry Requirements

Unrestricted admission requires (1) a 3.0 grade point average from an ABET accredited undergraduate engineering program, (2) two years of engineering experience or current full-time employment as an engineer, (3) calculus, engineering statistics, and engineering economy. A GRE is not required for this program.

English Communication Requirement: If English is not one of your primary languages you learned as a child (even if you are a US citizen), you must meet the English communication requirement in one of the following ways:
Students taking undergraduate courses should submit one of the following to the Office of Admissions: TOEFL score of 71 (iBT), 550 (PBT); IELTS score of 6.5 with no subscore below 5.5; SAT-Verbal score of 420 or ACT-English score of 16.

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Get a competitive edge in your career with ODU's Master of Engineering-Systems Engineer online degree, one of the fastest growing and dynamic programs in America.

Systems engineering can be described as an interdisciplinary approach to support the realization, deployment, and maintenance of successful system solutions to complex problems.

ODU's Systems Engineering Master's program builds upon your technical background as an engineer. It is designed to provide in-depth, real-world practitioner expertise in engineering complex system solutions. In addition, this rigorous educational experience will help develop your skills in effectively addressing complex problems for both government and commercial systems.

Entry Requirements

Specific requirements for systems engineering include a bachelor’s degree in science, engineering, mathematics, computer science, or other related field. Applicants with a bachelor’s degree in a non-technical discipline with approved college-level calculus and five years experience are eligible for admission to the program. An undergraduate grade point average of 3.00 (out of 4.00) in both the major and overall is required. Students with a GPA between 2.70 and 3.00 may be admitted provisionally based upon their work record, academic preparation, and GRE scores. Students with a GPA below 2.70 must complete additional academic course work so their overall GPA is raised to the appropriate level for admission.

A minimum TOEFL score of 550 is required for all international students when English is not their first language.

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