Master's Degree in Systems Engineering

The University of North Dakota is the place to be. The New York Times called our Grand Forks campus “the Silicon Valley of unmanned aircraft systems.” Students here regularly have the chance to interact with small and large UAS companies such as:

• Northrop Grumman
• General Atomics
• Rockwell Collins
• SkySkopes

Digital Engineering

At UND you will learn key skills and knowledge of systems engineering essential to ensure robust, cost-effective designs that meet stringent functional, performance and cost requirements. Our program includes cutting-edge instruction in the tools of digital engineering including:

• Model-based engineering
• The digital twin
• The digital thread
• Lifecycle analysis

Digital engineering is fast becoming a requirement in aerospace and defense contracting as it offers significant benefits in cost, schedule, and risk reduction by using digital modeling and simulation to rapidly design, integrate and test, prior to manufacturing.

Let our new training in digital engineering and systems engineering fundamentals, along with available specializations in aerospace, UAS and energy systems position you at the leading edge of industry.

UAS Engineering Research

UND received the most Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grants to study drones in 2021 of any other university. UND is the lead research university on the following studies:

• Mitigating GPS and automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) risks: Detect and avoid is one of the hottest areas of drone research. The FAA calls it “necessary to enable safe and secure automated UAS navigation.” The research will study how unvalidated or unavailable GPS and "ADS-B In" data poses security and safety risks to automated drone navigation.
• Shielded UAS operations-detect and avoid (DAA): This effort will identify risks, determine whether shielded operations can be made safe, and to what degree drone detect and avoid requirements can be reduced.
• UAS flight data: This research study will support aviation safety information and sharing.

Types of Master's Degree in Systems Engineering

Choose from the following Systems Engineering master's degree options:

• Master of Science in Systems Engineering (M.S.): Specialize in UAS, Energy Systems or Aerospace Systems.
• Master of Engineering in Systems Engineering (M.Eng.): Specialize in UAS or Energy Systems.