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2023 Best Value Systems Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

20 Colleges
$35,931 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$160,692 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Systems Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

Systems Engineering is the #146 most popular major in the country with 3,904 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Systems Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 20 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for systems engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Systems Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Systems Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Our analysis found Texas Tech University to be the best value school for systems engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

University of Virginia graduate students pay an average of $33,520 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, University of Virginia also is in the top 5% of our Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.

Full Systems Engineering at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Alabama. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. USA is a large public school located in the city of Mobile.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USA are $16,652 per year.

Full Systems Engineering at University of South Alabama Report

#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value systems engineering schools in the United States. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UF are $30,130 a year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value systems engineering schools in the United States. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GWU are $32,904 a year.

Full Systems Engineering at George Washington University Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great value for systems engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIUC are $30,862 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UIUC also is in the top 10% of our Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.

Full Systems Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

University of California - San Diego ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCSD are $28,666 a year.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree systems engineering programs. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

MIT graduate students pay an average of $58,967 in tuition and fees each year.

MIT also made our Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list, coming in at #1.

Full Systems Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology Report

Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.

ASU - Tempe graduate students pay an average of $24,432 in tuition and fees each year.

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Missouri University of Science and Technology ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the remote town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $31,008 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology also did well on our Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Systems Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 20 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to luis gomes.

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