Overview

The online Master of Engineering in Systems Engineering program at Pennsylvania State University helps engineering professionals from diverse fields better understand how to manage complex engineering systems and improve future processes.

The two-year schedule offers a convenient way for you to add a master’s degree to your résumé while you work.

The systems engineering program will show you how to implement key systems engineering concepts to help you increase your effectiveness in your current job and open opportunities to advance in your career.

Our courses are taught by the same Penn State faculty who teach on campus. They bring real-world experience to the classroom and have been trained to teach in the online environment.

Careers

Graduates have become lead engineers, principal engineers, engineering managers, and project managers in fields such as aerospace and aviation, government and defense, and manufacturing.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Technical Project Management
Systems Thinking

Systems Verification Validation and Testing

Requirements Engineering

Systems Architecture and Models

Invention and Creative Design

Decision and Risk Analysis in Engineering

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-04-25 00:00:00 , International

More details

International applicants are encouraged to submit materials at least four months before the beginning of the semester for which they are applying.

Language

English

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Credits

36 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

University Park, United States

Disciplines

Industrial & Systems Engineering View 111 other Masters in Industrial & Systems Engineering in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

A baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or a tertiary (postsecondary) degree that is deemed comparable to a four-year bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution.

Official transcripts from each institution attended

All applicants are expected to have earned a junior/senior grade point average of 3.0 or higher.

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Reference

Résumé — Upload a one- to two-page résumé highlighting your full-time employment and/or military experience to the online application.

One-page statement of intent should outline personal career goals and reasons for wanting to enroll in the program. This statement should be specific and include information about short- and long-term goals and how enrolling in the program may help achieve them.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

48662 USD / year

≈ 48662 USD / year
Out-of-State

48662 USD / year

≈ 48662 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

27658 USD / year

≈ 27658 USD / year

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Key information

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