2023 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in Virginia
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Systems Engineering School for You
In 2020-2021, 227 degrees and certificates were awarded to systems engineering students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #94 most popular major in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Virginia to see which 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.
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.
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2023 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in Virginia
Check out the systems engineering programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality in Systems Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named University of Virginia - Main Campus the best value school in Virginia for systems engineering students. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Virginia are $19,785 per year. Systems Engineering majors at University of Virginia take out an average of $19,500 in student loans while working on their egree.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of Virginia is ranked #1 for overall quality for systems engineering in Virginia.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Virginia Tech is a great value for systems engineering students. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
Virginia Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $14,174 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Virginia Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Systems Engineering Schools in Virginia list.
Out of the 4 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GMU are $13,119 per year. Systems Engineering majors at GMU take out an average of $23,754 in student loans while working on their egree.
GMU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Systems Engineering Schools in Virginia list.
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The excellent programs at Old Dominion University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best systems engineering schools in Virginia. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Old Dominion are $10,800 per year.
Best Value Systems Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Systems Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Georgia | 87 |
North Carolina | 40 |
Florida | 430 |
Tennessee | 0 |
Kentucky | 0 |
South Carolina | 1 |
Louisiana | 7 |
Arkansas | 7 |
Alabama | 15 |
West Virginia | 3 |
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Majors Related to Systems Engineering
One of 40 majors within the area of study, systems engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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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