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2023 Best Value Systems Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$35,814 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$101,131 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Systems Engineering Master's Degree 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

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 the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Systems Engineering

Our analysis found Lawrence Technological University to be the best value school for systems engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Southfield, Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Lawrence Tech graduate students pay an average of $18,436 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Systems Engineering at Lawrence Technological University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 a year.

UW - Madison also claimed a spot on our Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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#3

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakland University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Oakland is a large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Oakland are $24,648 per year.

Full Systems Engineering at Oakland University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UM Dearborn is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Dearborn.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UM Dearborn are $25,552 per year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great value for systems engineering students working on their master’s degree. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UIUC are $30,862 a year.

UIUC also made our Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #5.

Full Systems Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

With a ranking of #6, Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best value schools for systems engineering students working on their master’s degree. Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Terre Haute.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology are $50,484 a year.

Full Systems Engineering at Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology Report

With a ranking of #7, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on this year’s best value schools for systems engineering students working on their master’s degree. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at U-M are $50,464 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, U-M also is in the top 5% of our Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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Case Western Reserve University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Case Western graduate students pay an average of $49,398 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Case Western is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Read full report on Systems Engineering at Case Western Reserve University

Best Systems Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best systems engineering colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 150
Ohio 180
Illinois 78
Indiana 5
Wisconsin 4

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

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 8 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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