2023 Best Value Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
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.
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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Southwest 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.
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.
Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Systems Engineering
Our analysis found New Mexico State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for systems engineering students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . NMSU Main Campus is a large public school located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces.
NMSU Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $18,275 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great value for systems engineering students working on their graduate certificate. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.
University of Arizona graduate students pay an average of $33,644 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Dallas is a great value for systems engineering students working on their graduate certificate. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richardson.
UT Dallas graduate students pay an average of $29,252 in tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Systems Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best systems engineering schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 234 |
| Arizona | 81 |
| New Mexico | 5 |
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Systems Engineering Related Majors for Systems Engineering
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 3 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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