2023 Best Value Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 29 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate 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.
Top 10 Best Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found University of Dayton to be the best value school for systems engineering students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UDayton are $18,140 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UDayton also is in the top 20% of our Best Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Michigan Technological University is a great value for systems engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Houghton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Michigan Tech are $22,981 a year.
Michigan Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list.
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Out of the 29 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Missouri University of Science and Technology graduate students pay an average of $31,008 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Missouri University of Science and Technology also is in the top 10% of our Best Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Dearborn is a great value for systems engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Dearborn, UM Dearborn is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UM Dearborn are $25,552 per year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at New Mexico State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value systems engineering schools in the United States. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Las Cruces.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UF are $30,130 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UF also did well on our Best Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of South Alabama did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for systems engineering students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. USA is a large public school located in the midsize city of Mobile.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USA are $16,652 per year.
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Citadel Military College of South Carolina ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. The Citadel is a small public school located in the city of Charleston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at The Citadel are $18,540 per year.
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Wichita State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate systems engineering programs. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Wichita.
WSU graduate students pay an average of $15,323 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #10, Iowa State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for systems engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Iowa State are $26,948 a year.
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Systems Engineering Related Majors for Systems Engineering
Systems Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 25 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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