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2023 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$45,922 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$103,408 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Systems Engineering 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.

The Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value 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.

2023 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the systems engineering programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Systems Engineering Schools

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Cornell University the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for systems engineering students. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cornell are $61,015 a year.

Cornell also made our Best Systems Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #4.

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$28,470 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Maryland - Baltimore County helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best systems engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . 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 undergraduate student at UMBC are $28,470 a year.

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The excellent programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best systems engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

GWU undergraduate students pay an average of $57,984 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, systems engineering majors at GWU accumulate an average of around $26,000 in student debt.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, GWU also did well on our Best Systems Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Systems Engineering at George Washington University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pitt is a very large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pitt are $35,394 per year.

Pitt also claimed a spot on our Best Systems Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Systems Engineering at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Report

Out of the 13 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UMCP undergraduate students pay an average of $38,638 in tuition and fees each year.

UMCP also claimed a spot on our Best Systems Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full Systems Engineering at University of Maryland - College Park Report

Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Rutgers New Brunswick undergraduate students pay an average of $33,005 in tuition and fees each year.

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

Full Systems Engineering at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report

#7

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #7, University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best value schools for systems engineering students. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UPenn are $61,710 per year.

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

Read full report on Systems Engineering at University of Pennsylvania

New Jersey Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for systems engineering students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Newark, NJIT is a public college with a large student population.

NJIT undergraduate students pay an average of $34,034 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, NJIT is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Systems Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Read full report on Systems Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology

#8

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY
$28,230 Average Tuition & Fees

Binghamton University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for systems engineering students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Binghamton University are $28,230 a year.

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#10

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for systems engineering students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Johns Hopkins are $58,720 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Johns Hopkins also did well on our Best Systems Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Systems Engineering at Johns Hopkins University Report

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 13 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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