<p>Like Turbo said, Systems Engineering is a higher level degree intended for project leads/managers. It’s a good supplemental degree, but not a good primary degree… meaning, yes it would be suitable as a Master’s degree (if you like systems engineering), but very limiting to your career options at the bachelor’s level.</p>
<p>Systems Engineers often get exposure to many areas of the project, and the tasking varies from doing mundane managerial stuff, to in-depth verification of engineering work. As a Systems Engineer, you will be expected to know a moderate amount about all engineering areas for those cases where you need to verify another engineer’s work, but a large portion of your time will be spent integrating, planning, and making sure the finished product does what it’s intended to do.</p>
<p>Systems Engineering is a love-hate thing for many people. Job prospects are very good though as more and more companies are realizing the value of having a dedicated integrator. The government is crazy about systems engineers… lots of jobs available in the government.</p>