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2023 Best Value Systems Engineering Master's Degree Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$25,939 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$101,131 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Systems Engineering Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in California to see which master'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. 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 Master’s Degree Schools in California

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

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Systems Engineering

Our analysis found California State Polytechnic University - Pomona to be the best value school for systems engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. Cal Poly Pomona is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Pomona.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal Poly Pomona are $8,873 per year.

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

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - San Diego is a great value for systems engineering students working on their master’s degree. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCSD are $13,564 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UCSD also did well on our Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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

#3

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Loyola Marymount University is a great value for systems engineering students working on their master’s degree. Loyola Marymount is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Loyola Marymount are $19,922 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Loyola Marymount also did well on our Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at USC are $61,396 a year.

USC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California list.

Full Systems Engineering at University of Southern California Report

Best Value Systems Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Systems Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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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