Systems Engineering in the United States

1. Department of Engineering Management, Information & SystemsSystems Engineering Program Systems Engineering in the United States Prepared by James Rodenkirch, Susan Vadiver, Mark Bruun, Matt Kendall, Michael Harper

2. Objective • Identify all four year college and university programs in the United States with Systems Engineering curriculum • BS, MS, PhD, Certificate, Continuing Education, Workshops, Short Courses

3. Methods • University of Texas Higher Education website • Worldwide university resource access • Divided United States into six categories • One person per category • Document all Systems Engineering curriculum

4. Results • 1148 college and four year institutions researched • 64 identified with curriculum associated with Systems Engineering

5. Alabama – 3 Arizona – 1 California – 6 Colorado – 3 Connecticut – 3 District of Colombia – 1 Florida – 2 Hawaii – 2 Idaho – 1 Iowa – 1 Kentucky 1 Louisiana – 4 Maine – 1 Maryland – 1 Massachusetts – 3 Minnesota – 1 Mississippi – 1 Missouri – 1 New Hampshire – 1 New Jersey – 4 New York – 2 North Carolina – 3 Ohio – 3 Oklahoma – 1 Oregon - 2 Pennsylvania – 2 Tennessee – 3 Texas – 4 West Virginia – 1 Wisconsin – 1 Programs By State

6. Alabama • Auburn University, AL (BS, MS, PhD, CE) • University of Alabama • Huntsville (B.S, M.S, PhD, CE) • Tuscaloosa (B.S, M.S, CE) • Arizona • University of Arizona (B.S, M.S, PhD, CT) STRONG • California • California Institute of Technology (CT) • San Jose State University (B.S, M.S) • Naval Postgraduate School (M.S, Short Courses) • University of Northern California (M.S) • University of San Diego (B.S) • University of Southern California (B.S, M.S, PhD) • Colorado • Colorado School of Mines, CO (M.S) • National Technological University, CO (M.S, CT) • Colorado State University – Pueblo (M.S) • Connecticut • Eastern Connecticut State University, CT (B.S, CE) • Rensselaer at Hartford CT (M.S, CT) • University of New Haven, CT (B.S) • District of Colombia • George Washington University (B.S, M.S, PhD, CT) STRONG • Florida • Embry-Riddell Aeronautical University, FL (B.S) • University of Florida (B.S, M.S, PhD) • Georgia • Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S, M.S) • Hawaii • Hawaii Pacific University (B.S) • Idaho • University of Idaho (M.S) • Iowa • Iowa State University (M.S) • Kentucky • University of Kentucky (M.S) • Louisiana • Grambling State University, LA (B.S) • Louisiana State University • Baton Rouge (B.S, M.S, PhD) • Shreveport (M.S) • Louisiana Tech University (B.S, M.S, PhD) • Maine • Maine Maritime Academy (B.S.) (Marine SE) • Maryland • University of Maryland (M.S) • Massachusetts • Boston University, MA (PhD) • Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA (M.S, PhD) • Northeastern University, MA (M.S, PhD) NO; I&SE NO; I&SE NO; I&SE NO; I&SE NO; IE only NO; Eng only Yes Can’t Tell Yes NO; IE only Dept of ISE w/specialization various areas; can’t tell if pure SE

7. NO; Mfg, Info and Human SE • Minnesota • University of St. Thomas, Minnesota (M.S) • Mississippi • Mississippi State University (B.S, M.S, PhD) • Missouri • Washington University, Missouri (B.S.) • New Hampshire • University of New Hampshire, NH (PhD) • New Jersey • Berkeley College, NJ (A.S) • New Jersey Institute of Technology, NJ (B.S, M.S, PhD) • New Brunswick University, NJ (B.S, M.S, PhD) • Stevens Institute of Technology, NJ (M.S, PhD, CT) • New York • United States Navel Academy, NY (B.S) • United States Military Academy, NY (B.S) • North Carolina • North Carolina A&T State University, NC (M.S) • North Carolina State University, NC (M.S) • Western Carolina University, NC (B.S) • Ohio • Air Force Institute of Technology, OH (M.S, CT) • Case Western, OH (B.S, M.S, PhD – Strong) • Ohio University, Ohio (B.S, M.S) • Wright State University, OH (B.S) • Youngstown State University, OH (B.S) • Oklahoma • Oklahoma State University, OK (M.S) • Oregon • Oregon State University (M.S, PhD) • Portland State University (M.S, Certificate, Workshop, • short course, Continuing Education) STRONG • Pennsylvania • Penn State Great Valley, PA (M.S) • University of Pennsylvania, PA (B.S, M.S, PhD) STRONG • Tennessee • Tennessee State University, TN (M.S, PhD) • University of Memphis, TN (B.S, M.S) • University of Tennessee • Knoxville (B.S, M.S, PhD) • Texas • Texas Tech University (M.S) • University of Houston • Main Campus (M.S) • Clear Lake (M.S) • Southern Methodist University (M.S) STRONG • West Virginia • West Virginia University Institute of Technology ( M.S) • Wisconsin • University of Wisconsin System • Milwaukee campus (M.S, Certificate) NO; IE only NO; Elec&SE NO; Eng - Sys Design NO; Com&Info SE NO; IE only NO NO Yes NO; Sys and Control Eng

8. SE Ph.D Results • Auburn University; http://www.eng.auburn.edu/department/ie/ Dept of ISE w/specialization various areas; can’t tell if pure SE • UAH; http://www.engdl.uah.edu/iseem/graduate/default.htm Dept of ISE w/specialization various areas; can’t tell if pure SE • University of Arizona; http://www.sie.arizona.edu/programs/graduate.html Dept of ISE w/specialization various areas; can’t tell if pure SE • University of Southern California; http://www.usc.edu/dept/ise/program/gradphd.html No; PhD in I and SE • George Washington University; http://www.emse.gwu.edu/emse/program/doctoral/se.html Can’t tell • University of Florida; http://www.ise.ufl.edu/ Dept of ISE w/specialization various areas; can’t tell if pure SE

9. SE Ph.D Results • Baton Rouge; http://www.imse.lsu.edu/ No; PhD in IE - nothing about SE • Louisiana Tech University; http://www.latech.edu/tech/engr/rgs/gradschool/phdengineering.html or http://www.latech.edu/tech/engr/programs/index.html No; PhD seems in Engineering only with no SE • Boston University; http://www.bu.edu/systems/phd.html YES; PhD in SE • Massachusetts Institute of Technology; http://esd.mit.edu/HeadLine/twonewprograms.html YES; PhD in Engineering Systems - comparable to SE

10. SE Ph.D Results • Northeastern University; http://www.coe.neu.edu/COE/grad_school/me.html# No;PhD in IE. Nothing about SE • Mississippi State University; http://www.msstate.edu/dept/grad/doctoraldegrees.htm No;PhD in IE. Nothing about SE • University of New Hampshire; http://www.gradschool.unh.edu/home/programs/engphd.htm#Course No;PhD in Engineering - System Design • New Jersey Institute of Technology; http://www.njit.edu/academics/programs.php No; Offers PhD in IE and Urban Systems

11. SE Ph.D Results • New Brunswick University; http://www.unb.ca/gradschl/programmes/index.html No PhD in SE • Stevens Institute of Technology; http://www.soe.stevens-tech.edu/seem/Grad/ YES; PhD in SE • Case Western; http://www.eecs.cwru.edu/gradprograms/eecs_sy_phd.php No PhD in Systems and Control Engineering together • Oregon State University; http://ie.oregonstate.edu/degree/graduate/index.htm No PhD in SE; only Mfg, Info and Human SE

12. SE Ph.D Results • University of Pennsylvania; http://www.seas.upenn.edu/profprog/sys/phd.html No; PhD in Elect and SE together • Tennessee State University; http://www.tnstate.edu/ No; PhD in Computer & Information Systems Engineering together • University of Tennessee Knoxville; http://web.utk.edu/~gsinfo/gprogs.html#engg No PhD in SE