2023 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Systems Engineering 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.
The Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Southwest Region 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.
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.
Top 10 Best Systems Engineering Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the best value school in the Southwest Region for systems engineering students. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a very large student population.
ASU - Skysong undergraduate students pay an average of $13,092 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, ASU - Skysong also is in the top 10% of our Best Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Houston is a great value for systems engineering students. UH is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UH are $21,891 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UH also did well on our Best Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great value for systems engineering students. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
Texas Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $24,121 in tuition and fees each year.
Texas Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great value for systems engineering students. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $38,855 per year.
Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Las Cruces.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NMSU Main Campus are $23,767 per year.
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With a ranking of #6, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on this year’s best value schools for systems engineering students. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.
ASU - Tempe undergraduate students pay an average of $29,438 in tuition and fees each year.
ASU - Tempe excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Southern Methodist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for systems engineering students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SMU are $60,236 a year.
SMU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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University of Arizona ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Arizona are $35,153 a year. The average amount in student loans that systems engineering majors at University of Arizona take out is $21,616.
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With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well on this year’s best value schools for systems engineering students. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Richardson.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Dallas are $39,776 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UT Dallas also did well on our Best Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of El Paso, UTEP is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UTEP are $24,952 a year.
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 11 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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