George Washington University · Engineering Management and Systems Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Science

Doctor of Philosophy in the Field of Systems Engineering (STEM, Online)

PhDPhDDoctor of Philosophy in Systems Engineering

Overview

An online, cohort-based PhD in Systems Engineering requiring at least 60 credits: 24 credits of required courses and 36 credits of dissertation research. Candidates present at a professional conference, have an article accepted for publication, and defend the dissertation within five years.

Official program name: Doctor of Philosophy in the Field of Systems Engineering (STEM, Online)
Awarded degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Systems Engineering
Source: bulletin.gwu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Degree level: Doctoral — research doctorate
University: George Washington University — Engineering Management and Systems Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Source: bulletin.gwu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Administering location: Washington, DCWhere the university or its administering campus is located. Study is online; this is not a residency requirement and does not decide whether you may enroll from your state.
Subject: Systems Engineering
Required credits: at least 60 credits (24 course credits, 36 research credits)
Source: bulletin.gwu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Duration: Not verified
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Why this program is listed

Online PhD listed as exclusively online.

Source: bulletin.gwu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

We list online bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees from institutionally accredited US universities. Eligibility rules

Online format and attendance

“Online” is not one format. Delivery, campus visits, practical placements and class schedule are shown separately, each only as the university states it.

Academic delivery: Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.
Source: bulletin.gwu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Campus visits: Campus visits: not verified
Practical placement: Placement requirement: not verified
Class schedule: Not verified
Study intensity: Not verified

In-person and practical requirements as published

Dissertation defense Required
Dissertation defense before a committee of five faculty members within five years; location not stated
Source: bulletin.gwu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Other in-person requirement Not verified
Presentation of proposed research at an engineering professional society conference by the first semester of research
Source: bulletin.gwu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Curriculum

Dissertation

Dissertation; an article from the research must be accepted for publication before the defense
Source: bulletin.gwu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Other

Required courses taken in lockstep with the matriculating cohort
Source: bulletin.gwu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Minimum 3.4 GPA with no grade below B- to advance to the research phase
Source: bulletin.gwu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the university states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.

Admission requirements: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

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Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.

Tuition for this online program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Scholarships and financial aid

Awards published by the university for this program or for online students at this level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; financial aid availability does not make a program “fully funded”. Scholarships & funding guide

Program-specific scholarships: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation, authorization and licensure

Three separate questions: is the university accredited, can it enroll students from your state online, and does the program meet licensure requirements where you live?

Institutional accreditation

Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

No programmatic accreditation verified for this program. Institutional accreditation does not imply it.

State authorization

Not verified — check the university's state authorization page before applying from outside Washington, DC.

International applicants

Not verified for this online program.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 10, 2026.

bulletin.gwu.edu/engineering-applied-science/engineering-management-systems-engineering/phd-systems- — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 10, 2026
bulletin.gwu.edu/find-your-program/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 10, 2026
DAPIP — MSCHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026

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