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2023 Best Value Systems Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$40,130 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$160,692 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, systems engineering was ranked #146 in the country. In fact 3,904 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Systems Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for systems engineering students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the systems engineering doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Systems Engineering

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the best value school for systems engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UIUC also did well on our Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Systems Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Case Western Reserve University is a great value for systems engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Case Western are $49,398 per year.

Full Systems Engineering at Case Western Reserve University Report

Best Systems Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best systems engineering schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 150
Ohio 180
Illinois 78
Indiana 5
Wisconsin 4

One of 40 majors within the area of study, systems engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Systems Engineering

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 2 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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