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Best Value Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Best Value Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$37,396 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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. 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.

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

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Systems Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland - Baltimore County the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for systems engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMBC are $23,580 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMBC also did well on our Best Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#2

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Drexel University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value systems engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Drexel are $37,074 per year.

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Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Out of the 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Binghamton University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Binghamton University are $25,570 a year.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stevens Institute of Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Stevens are $39,556 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Stevens is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#5

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Johns Hopkins are $61,202 per year.

Johns Hopkins also claimed a spot on our Best Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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Best Systems Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best systems engineering colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 189
New York 180
Maryland 229
New Jersey 287
District of Columbia 122

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

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 5 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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