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Bachelor of Science in
Systems Engineering

The Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering focuses on broad applications across a range of disciplines addressing system-level modeling, analysis and operation.

About the Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering

Systems Engineering has been an accepted practice for decades in the aviation, aeronautics, aerospace and defense industries. The Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering teaches you how to oversee and improve large projects by understanding how all parts work together.

Embry-Riddle graduates will gain the technical knowledge to collaborate across various engineering disciplines. They will also learn strategic decision-making skills to improve the performance of intricate systems. This includes a deep understanding of systems thinking, an approach that's all about viewing a project as a whole rather than just in parts.

Why You Should Study this Degree

Systems Engineering is more than just technology; it’s about working with others to solve real-world challenges through a big-picture approach. Systems Engineering may be for you if you like:

  • Being the mastermind behind a big project

  • Figuring out how each part of a puzzle connects

  • Finding solutions to big issues like transportation systems and sustainable buildings

  • Making sure teams work well together 

  

Student Learning Outcomes

What you will learn while pursuing a Systems Engineering degree:

  • Development of processes related to the engineering life cycle and management of systems.
  • Application of systems engineering methods, techniques and tools as they relate to the stages of the system design process.
  • Utilization of engineering management methods, techniques and tools as they relate to system development.

Systems Engineering Career Opportunities

Careers and Employers

Embry Riddle’s Systems Engineering students often secure positions as systems engineers, systems analysts and reliability and safety engineers.

Students majoring in Systems Engineering enter the industry with companies such as:

  • The Boeing Company
  • Collins Aerospace
  • Northrop Grumman

Systems Engineering Salary Information

As of 2023, graduates with a degree in Systems Engineering receive competitive salaries, with an average income of $73,621 annually.

DETAILS

About Systems Engineering at the Daytona Beach, FL Campus

This degree will be available May 1, 2024.

Systems Engineering students participate in hands-on projects from day one by working with small hardware and software systems that interact in the industry. Embry-Riddle prepares graduates for success with sharp technical skills and introduces them to engineering processes used in aerospace and aviation.

Students in the systems engineering program have access to the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) Student Projects lab, which supports student projects across multiple fields, and the Cybersecurity Engineering Laboratory to practice advanced cybersecurity techniques.

Systems Engineering Information 

  • Credits: 125
  • Online or In-Person: In-Person

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125 Credits

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