Gain Valuable Skills in Systems Engineering

Purdue University’s innovative online graduate program in Systems Engineering empowers professionals to tailor their educational experience to their unique goals and exposes them to a wide variety of issues and topics relevant to current engineering trends and the future of the field.

The major in Systems Engineering within the Interdisciplinary Engineering (IDE) master's program offers learners the opportunity to study and gain skills in the tools, methods, and processes of designing, analyzing, controlling, and improving complex engineered systems. In partnership with Purdue’s Systems Collaboratory, the program has been designed to produce students with a firm grounding in interdisciplinary engineering who are well prepared to lead and execute transdisciplinary processes that result in systems that are responsive to stakeholder needs. Specifically, the program will educate students to develop new products, services, and organizations to address grand challenges facing society.

A Degree in Systems Engineering from Purdue University:

  • Increases leadership skills and ability to effectively lead diverse teams across multiple engineering disciplines.
  • Promotes effective technical communication of complex concepts, analyses and solutions.
  • Increases learner technical abilities and skills in a wide variety of cutting-edge engineering disciplines

Set yourself apart from the competition by joining a unique and flexible engineering program that is consistently ranked in the top three best online programs by U.S. News and World Report.

Curriculum

This degree requires 30 credit hours total with at least 17 hours of Purdue graduate engineering courses. A maximum of 6 credit hours can be taken in specific non-engineering courses such as math and/or statistics.

The degree awarded is either the Master of Science in Engineering (MSE) or the Master of Science (MS) depending upon your undergraduate degree; the major is Systems Engineering.

After you begin your studies at Purdue, an academic advisor will provide you with tools to map out a plan of study tailored to align with your specific goals. Your academic advisor will also help you identify a faculty advisor.

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Admissions Requirements

Criteria for Admissions

Educational Background:

  • Minimum GPA of a 3.0
  • Preferred undergraduate degree in Engineering, Science, Mathematics or Technology.

Math Background:

  • One semester each of Calculus I, Calculus II and at least one of: Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, Probability or Statistics

Full admissions requirements can be found here.

Application Requirements

The following documents are required to complete an application:

  • Transcripts from all universities attended
  • 3 letters of recommendation
  • Academic Statement of Purpose
  • Personal History Statement
  • A professional resume
  • Math prerequisite checklist, if applicable

Application Deadlines

For Fall start:

  • August 1

For Spring Start:

  • December 1

For Summer Start:

  • May 1

Tuition

Resident of Indiana/VA Educational Benefit:

  • $1,139 per credit hour

Nonresident of Indiana:

  • $1,459 per credit hour

Domestic students and permanent residents may qualify for the following types of financial aid:

The cost of attending Purdue varies depending on where you choose to live, enrollment in a specific program or college, food and travel expenses, and other variables. The Office of the Bursar website shows estimated costs for the current aid year for students by semester and academic year. These amounts are used in determining a student’s estimated eligibility for financial aid. You can also use our tuition calculator to estimate tuition costs.

Eligible students may use VA education benefits toward tuition and fees. Coverage varies based on the student’s benefit type and eligibility, and additional provisions may apply to qualifying military-connected students. To ensure qualification for the VA Educational Benefit tuition rate, students should work closely with the Veteran and Military Student Success Center.

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It’s your first step toward becoming a Purdue Boilermaker, joining a community of innovators, leaders and changemakers committed to making giant leaps that shape industries, advance ideas and move the world forward.