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2023 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$34,173 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$125,714 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Systems Engineering School for You

Systems Engineering is the #122 most popular major in California with 537 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value programs for systems engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for systems engineering majors pursuing a .

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality in Systems Engineering

$7,439 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named California State Polytechnic University - Pomona the best value school in California for systems engineering students. Cal Poly Pomona is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Pomona.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cal Poly Pomona are $7,439 a year.

Read full report on Systems Engineering at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in California list. UCSD is a very large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCSD are $14,700 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UCSD also is in the top 20% of our Best Systems Engineering Schools in California ranking.

Read full report on Systems Engineering at University of California - San Diego

#3

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA
$53,051 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola Marymount University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in California list. Loyola Marymount is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Loyola Marymount undergraduate students pay an average of $53,051 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Loyola Marymount also claimed a spot on our Best Systems Engineering Schools in California list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Systems Engineering at Loyola Marymount University

$61,503 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in California list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

USC undergraduate students pay an average of $61,503 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, USC also is in the top 10% of our Best Systems Engineering Schools in California ranking.

Full Systems Engineering at University of Southern California Report

Best Value Systems Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 0
Oregon 16
Alaska 0

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

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 4 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).
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